15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude

On'yomi
  • テツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

テツ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

remove, withdraw, disarm
テツ (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
bring up, grow up, raise
そだ.つ イク はぐく.む (3rd, N3)
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.) ②withdrawal (of troops)
taking back what one just said
withdrawal of troops
abolition of regulations
total (full-scale) withdrawal
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References

Unicode hex code 64A4
JIS X 0208 1-37-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1999
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2280
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 738
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 912
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 515
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 673
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 760
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 822
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1289
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1456
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12726
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1630
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1423
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1512
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1382
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1770
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1488
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 926
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 767
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c12.3
Four corner code 5804.0
De Roo Code 1366