撤廃

• 読み: てっぱい
• ローマ字: teppai
• 漢字の分解: 撤 (tetsu) — withdraw, remove; 廃 (hai/suta) — abolish, discard
• 発音: /tep.pai/

意味

Abolition; repeal; removal; elimination. The complete cancellation or dismantling of a rule, system, tax, or restriction.

A suru-verb noun (撤廃する) describing the permanent removal of something previously established — laws, tariffs, discriminatory practices, or institutional barriers. Stronger than 廃止 in emphasising the act of sweeping away rather than simply stopping. Common in legal, policy, and rights-movement discourse.

例文

1. 関税の撤廃により貿易が活発化した。
2. 不合理な規制を撤廃することが経済成長の鍵だ。
3. 差別的な制度を撤廃する運動が広がった。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, trade policy, civil rights

トーン: reformist

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 撤 (withdraw, remove) and 廃 (abolish, discard). Together they convey actively dismantling something that was previously in force.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional