JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 控: "withdraw, draw in, hold back"
The kanji 控 means "withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi and ひか.える, ひか.え in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひか.えるひか.え
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1000 of 2,501 |
Common words with 控
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 控えるto be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back · to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)
- 控えめmoderate; reserved; modest; temperate
- 控え室waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
- 控えめに言うto speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly
- 控えreserve; spare; backup · note; memorandum
- 控えの間anteroom; antechamber
- 差し控えるto be moderate in; to be temperate in; to not do too much of · to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.)
- 控訴appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
- 控除subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
- 手控えるto hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to reduce or cut back on · to jot down a note
- 控訴審appeal trial
- 控所waiting area
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