Word details

撤回

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 撤回.

Dictionary

Entry

撤回てっかいNoun~の Adj.Transitive~する VerbFreq #7908
1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

Examples
自民党は増税の法案を提出したが、猛烈な反対にあって撤回した。
The LDP brought out a bill to raise taxes, but they met with such violent opposition that they backed down.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

撤

remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude

15 strokesFrequency 811JLPT N1Grade 8

On

テツ
回

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

6 strokesFrequency 50JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイエ

Kun

まわ.る-まわ.る-まわ.りまわ.す-まわ.すまわ.し--まわ.しもとお.るか.える

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