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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

撤てっ回かい

tekkai

to withdraw, to retract

Example sentences

発言はつげんを撤回てっかいしろ！
Withdraw your remarks!
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは前言ぜんげんを撤回てっかいした。
He revoked his last statement.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
自民党じみんとうは増税ぞうぜいの法案ほうあんを提出ていしゅつしたが、猛烈もうれつな反対はんたいにあって撤回てっかいした。
The LDP brought out a bill to raise taxes, but they met with such violent opposition that they backed down.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 撤回

撤remove; withdrawOnテツ
回-times; roundOnカイ・エKunまわる・まわす・まわし-

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