撤

remove

JLPT N1 15 strokes

On'yomi: テツ
Radical: 手 · hand (hand (left-side radical))

撤 means "remove". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 15 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is テツ. It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

撤 in example sentences

前言ぜんげん撤回てっかいするよ。

Zengen tekkai suru yo.

I'll take back what I said.
彼女かのじょは女性じょせい差別さべつ撤廃てっぱいを主張しゅちょうした。

Kanojo wa josei sabetsu teppai o shuchou shita.

She advocated equal rights for women.
私わたしは死刑しけい制度せいどを撤廃てっぱいするつもりです。

Watashi wa shikei seido o teppai suru tsumori desu.

I will abolish capital punishment.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 撤 mean?: 撤 means "remove". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 撤 have?: 撤 is written in 15 strokes.
How is 撤 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is テツ.
What JLPT level is 撤?: 撤 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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