撤 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道準2High school level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- テツ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- withdraw; remove
Origin
扌 "hand" with 徹: to clear away by hand — to withdraw, to remove.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| テツ | 撤去・撤回・撤兵 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 撤回てっかい
withdrawal; retraction
- 撤退てったい
withdrawal (of forces)
Example
発言を撤回して謝った。
He retracted the remark and apologised.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)