撤回

• 読み: てっかい
• ローマ字: tekkai
• 漢字の分解: 撤 (tetsu) — withdraw, remove; 回 (kai/mawa) — return, revolve
• 発音: /tek.kai/

意味

Withdrawal; retraction; revocation. The act of officially taking back a statement, proposal, or order that was previously made.

A suru-verb noun (撤回する) used in formal and official contexts — politics, law, business, and diplomacy. Implies the cancellation of something already put into effect or stated, distinguishing it from simply not proceeding. A more decisive term than 取り消し in formal settings.

例文

1. 大臣は問題発言を撤回するよう求められた。
2. 提案を撤回した背景には複雑な事情があった。
3. 一度出した命令を撤回することで信頼を失った。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, law, business negotiations

トーン: authoritative

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 撤 (withdraw, remove) and 回 (return, revolve). Together they suggest pulling something back to where it came from.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional