How do you say "cancel" in Japanese?

Name: Money's In, You Can't Read a Single Button. This One Gets It Back.
Uploaded: 2026-08-16T06:07:23Z
Duration: 22 s
Description: Learn to say 取消 (torikeshi) — cancel. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Money's In, You Can't Read a Single Button. This One Gets It Back.

To say cancel in Japanese, say 取消 (torikeshi).

You've fed the machine a thousand yen, you can't read a single button, and there's a queue forming behind you.

取消 torikeshi cancel

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取り消しボタンはどれですか？ torikeshi botan wa dore desu ka? Which one is the cancel button?
すみません、取り消しボタンはどれですか？ sumimasen, torikeshi botan wa dore desu ka? Excuse me, which one is the cancel button?

Kanji in this phrase

取消: とりけし
取り消し: とりけし
食券: しょっけん
券売機: けんばいき
返却: へんきゃく
返却口: へんきゃくぐち

Why this phrase

Ticket machines in Japan, the ramen 食券 machines and the station 券売機 alike, basically all have an abort control: 「取消」 on station machines, often 「返却」 on food machines. Press it before you pick anything and the machine gives your money straight back. Once a ticket's printed the machine can't undo it, so you ask the staff. One takeaway: find 取消 before you commit.