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  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key; conservative (estimate); self-effacing; unassuming

    彼の意見は控え目である。
    He is humble about his opinion.

Also written 控え目【ひかえめ】

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withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate

Kun
ひか.えるひか.え
On
コウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1000 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 39

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Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.11The Kanji Dictionary
5301.1Four corner code
1372deroo
63a7Unicode hex code
1-25-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1941Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2202New Nelson (John Haig)
495New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
600Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
363Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
453Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1318Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1415Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1301A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1658Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12283Morohashi
1258A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1718Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1835Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1363Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1440Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1479Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
899Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1329Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kong4Pinyin reading
gong, gangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level

More words

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Words starting with 控

Words ending in 控

Sentences

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化学業界はすべてが下火になるまで再投資を控えています。

Chemical companies are waiting until everything dies down before reinvesting.

Break it down Tatoeba

慈善事業への寄付は課税所得から控除されます。

Donations to philanthropic programs are tax-exempt.

Break it down Tatoeba

所得税は控除額を上回るいかなる所得にもかかる。

An income tax is levied on any income that exceeds deductions.

Break it down Tatoeba

Names

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控ヶ台うとがだい

Utogadai

Place name
控井うつい

Utsui

Family or surname
控木こうらぎ

Kōragi

Unclassified name