Kanji

控

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #100011 strokes

Meanings

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

ES: contención, refreno, moderación, apuntar, tomar nota, contenerse, refrenarse, moderarse

On
コウ
Kun
ひか.える、ひか.え

Common words

  • 控除こうじょsubtraction, deduction (e.g. of tax)
  • 控えるひかえるto be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ...
  • 控え室ひかえしつwaiting room, anteroom, antechamber, green room
  • 控えひかえreserve, spare, backup
  • 控訴こうそappeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal
  • 控えめひかえめmoderate, reserved, modest, temperate, restrained, low-key, conservative (estimate), self-effacing, unassuming
  • 手控えてびかえnote, memorandum
  • 買い控えかいびかえrestrained buying

Example sentences

  • 慈善事業じぜんじぎょうへの寄付きふは課税所得かぜいしょとくから控除こうじょされます。

    Donations to philanthropic programs are tax-exempt.

    Las donaciones a programas filantrópicos están exentas de impuestos.

    Tatoeba #150729(opens in a new tab)
  • 税務署ぜいむしょは控除こうじょを認みとめた。

    The tax agent allowed the deduction.

    Tatoeba #142475(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女かのじょは入試にゅうしを控ひかえて神経質しんけいしつになっていた。

    She was nervous before the entrance exam.

    Tatoeba #87606(opens in a new tab)
  • 先生せんせいは生徒せいとたちにそれらの単語たんごをノートに控ひかえておくよう指示しじした。

    The teacher told the pupils to write those words down in their notebooks.

    Tatoeba #141556(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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