控 – withdraw, draw in, hold back

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The kanji 控 means withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひか.える、ひか.え (hikaeru, hikae). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	ひか.える	hikaeru
Kun’yomi	ひか.え	hikae

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 穴・工・儿・宀・扎.

Words using 控

控除こうじょsubtraction控室ひかえしつwaiting room控えるひかえるto be temperate in

Example sentences

税務署は控除を認めた。

The tax agent allowed the deduction.

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先生は生徒たちにそれらの単語をノートに控えておくよう指示した。

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

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彼女は入試を控えて神経質になっていた。

She was nervous before the entrance exam.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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