Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1000 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate

Kunyomi: ひか.える ひか.え

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

訴する(こうそする)   appeal [v.t.]

除する(こうじょする)   deduct, subtract

える(ひかえる)   restrain oneself, hold back, wait

え室(ひかえしつ)   waiting room

え目な(ひかえめな)   moderate, reserved, humble

Onyomi Examples

コウソ appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal

コウジョ subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy

Kunyomi Examples

える ひかえる to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ..., to make notes, to jot down (e.g. phone number), to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for, to be soon, to be in the offing, to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

ひかえ reserve, spare, backup, note, memorandum, duplicate, copy, stub (of a ticket, etc.), receipt, waiting one's turn

え室 ひかえしつ waiting room, anteroom, antechamber, green room

お客様 おきゃくさまひかえ customer copy (of a receipt, etc.)