控える (ひかえる): to hold back; to make notes — Japanese vocabulary
控える is read ひかえる and means "to hold back; to make notes". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
控える
- Reading
- ひかえる · hikaeru
- Translation
- to hold back; to make notes
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- ひかえるがひかえるが
Example
あなたは喫煙をひかえるべきです。
あなたはきつえんをひかえるべきです。
You should refrain from smoking.
Kanji in this word
- 控 — Withdraw, Draw In, Hold Back
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