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控

Kanji 控: meaning "Withdraw, Draw In, Hold Back", readings, stroke order

The kanji 控 means "Withdraw, Draw In, Hold Back". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: ひかえる. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Withdraw, Draw In, Hold Back
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
ひかえる
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 控

  • 控除 こうじょ — subsidy, deduction
  • 控室 ひかえしつ — waiting room
  • 控える ひかえる — to hold back; to make notes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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