控
refrain; withdraw; draw in; hold back; refrain from; be moderate
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1000.
Readings
- ひかえる (kun reading): 控える (ひかえる) to be temperate in; 差し控える (さしひかえる) to be moderate in
- コウ (on reading): 控訴 (こうそ) appeal to a higher court; 控訴審 (こうそしん) appeal trial
- ひかえ (kun reading): 控えめ (ひかえめ) moderate; 控え (ひかえ) reserve
Components
- 扌
- 空
- 儿 radical legs
- 宀 radical roof
- 工 radical craft
- ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
- 穴 radical cave
Words using 控
- 控える (ひかえる) to be temperate in
- 差し控える (さしひかえる) to be moderate in
- 手控える (てびかえる) to hang (hold) back
- 控所 (ひかえじょ) waiting area
- コメントを控える (コメントをひかえる) to refrain from commenting
- 控訴 (こうそ) appeal to a higher court
- 控訴審 (こうそしん) appeal trial
- 控訴裁判所 (こうそさいばんしょ) appeals court
- 控訴院 (こうそいん) appellate court
- 控除 (こうじょ) subtraction
- 控えめ (ひかえめ) moderate
- 控え (ひかえ) reserve
- 控え室 (ひかえしつ) waiting room
- 控え壁 (ひかえかべ) buttress
- 買い控え (かいびかえ) restrained buying
54 words in all.