EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 41
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...

    あなたは喫煙をひかえるべきです。
    You should refrain from smoking.
  2. to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)

  3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

    to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

  4. to be soon; to be in the offing

  5. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

Also written 扣える【ひかえる】

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Characters in this word

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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

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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