Kanji

What does the kanji 撤 mean?

撤 means withdrawing, removing, retracting. On'yomi テツ.

Quick facts
On'yomiテツ
Strokes15
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi テツ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

withdrawing, removing, retracting

Memory hook

The hand (扌) with the stick (攵) taking the meat (月) down again — WITHDRAW, REMOVE.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.