The kanji 控: meaning, readings and stroke order

控

Meaning: hold back, wait
On reading: コウ kou
Kun reading: ひか（える） hikaeru
Strokes: 11
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: kiềm chế, chờ sẵn (khống)
Japanese: ひかえる。そばでまつ。
Korean: 삼가다, 대기하다 (공)
Chinese: 克制、等候

Readings, words and example sentences

コウ kou · on reading · less common

控こう除じょ
deduction (from a total)
税の 控こう除じょを受けます。
He gets a tax deduction.

ひか（える） hikaeru · kun reading · less common

控ひかえる
to cut back on, to hold back
しおを 控ひかえます。
I cut back on salt.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.