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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: テツ
Romaji: tetsu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  811
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-12
Korean Reading:  cheol
Chinese Reading:  che4
Unicode:  64a4
JIS:  4531

Indexes

Halpern Index: 738
Nelson Index: 1999
New Nelson Index: 2280
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c12.3
Four Corner Index: 5804.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1630
Gakken Index: 1289
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12726
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0387
Remembering the kanji Index: 760
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1382
Kodansha Compact Index: 926
Kanji in Context Index: 1488
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 515
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 673
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 767
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 822
Essential Kanji Index: 1456
Kodansha Kanji Index: 912
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1366
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1770

Words

撤退 (てったい)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
撤回 (てっかい)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
撤収 (てっしゅう)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
軍備撤廃 (ぐんびてっぱい)
complete disarmament
全面撤退 (ぜんめんてったい)
total (full-scale) withdrawal; complete pullout (pullback)
撤去 (てっきょ)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
撤廃 (てっぱい)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
撤兵 (てっぺい)
withdrawal of troops
市場撤退 (しじょうてったい)
pulling out of a market; withdrawing from a market
徹頭徹尾 (てっとうてつび)
thoroughly; through and through
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