EntryCommon
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to not do too much of

  2. to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.)

  3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

    to be beside; to be close by

Also written 差控える【さしひかえる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Kun
さ.すさ.し
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
449 of 2500
Radical
work
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-7-3, 2-2-8, 2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
2o8.4The Kanji Dictionary
8021.1Four corner code
972deroo
5deeUnicode hex code
1-26-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3662Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1537New Nelson (John Haig)
3311New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4104Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
614A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1164Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
662Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8732Morohashi
482A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
658Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399sakade
492Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
508henshall3
544Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
674Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
560Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1Pinyin reading
cha, chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Built from

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