Japanese symbol for “cancellation”
解消
かいしょう
Romaji: kaishou
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
In Japanese, cancellation is 解消, read かいしょう (kaishou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cancellation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取り消し | とりけし torikeshi | cancellation; withdrawal; abolition |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | cancellation |
| キャンセル | キャンセル kyanseru | cancellation |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | cancellation (of a planned event); calling off |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.