Japanese symbol for “repeal”
廃止
はいし
Romaji: haishi
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal
In Japanese, repeal is 廃止, read はいし (haishi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “repeal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撤回 | てっかい tekkai | withdrawal; retraction; revocation |
| 撤退 | てったい tettai | evacuation; withdrawal; revocation |
| 撤廃 | てっぱい teppai | annulment; abolition; repeal |
| 廃棄 | はいき haiki | annulment; cancellation; abrogation |
| 廃する | はいする haisuru | to abolish; to abandon; to repeal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 廃棄 | はいき haiki | disposal; abandonment; scrapping |
| 廃絶 | はいぜつ haizetsu | abolition; elimination |
| 撤廃 | てっぱい teppai | annulment; abolition; repeal |
| 退廃 | たいはい taihai | (moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence |
| 荒廃 | こうはい kouhai | ruin; destruction; devastation |
| 禁止 | きんし kinshi | prohibition; inhibition; ban |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | interruption; discontinuance; suspension |
See also: Chinese symbol for “repeal”.
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