Japanese symbol for “retraction”
撤回
てっかい
Romaji: tekkai
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
In Japanese, retraction is 撤回, read てっかい (tekkai).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “retraction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 後退 | こうたい koutai | retreat; falling back; moving backwards |
| 圧排 | あっぱい appai | exclusion; retraction; displacement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撤退 | てったい tettai | evacuation; withdrawal; revocation |
| 撤去 | てっきょ tekkyo | removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.) |
| 撤廃 | てっぱい teppai | annulment; abolition; repeal |
| 撤収 | てっしゅう tesshuu | removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.) |
| 撤兵 | てっぺい teppei | withdrawal of troops |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
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.