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控 · withdraw, draw in

控 is a kanji meaning withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コウkō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ひかえるhikaeru
  • ひかえhikae

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 控 · 3 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 控
WordReadingMeaningLevel
控除こうじょsubsidy, deductionN1
控え室ひかえしつwaiting roomN1
控えるひかえるto hold back; to make notesN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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