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Kanji Detail for 控 - "restrain, reserve, modest"

控

  • Meaning

    控 means "restrain, reserve, modest."

    1. To pull - To pull toward oneself; to pull back.

    2. To restrain - To hold back; to stop.

    3. To appeal - To complain; to petition.

    4. To refrain - To stop; to cease.

    5. To moderate - To reduce; to be modest.

    6. To wait - To stand by in preparation.

    7. Note - Copy; memorandum.

    8. Reserve - Spare; backup.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    accuse, charge; control

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to accuse, to charge; to control; to sue

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To draw. 控弦 means drawing a bow. | To accuse. Such as 上控, 控訴. | To control. Such as 磬控縱送, meaning horsemanship. See (Book of Odes).
  • Onyomitip

    koh(こう) こう

  • Kunyomitip

    hika.eru(ひかえる) ひかえる

    nozo.ku(のぞく) のぞく

    tsu.geru(つげる) つげる

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords
    restrain refrain note memo appeal waiting room modest deduction moderate reserve backup spare pull hold back

Sentences including 控

  • Please refrain from smoking.

  • You have to give up sports for a while.

  • It is not good , to say the least.

  • Please refrain from smoking.

  • He is humble about his opinion.

  • I'll abstain from going out today.

  • I'm very busy with the examination just before me.

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