控 is the Japanese kanji for hold back, withdraw, draw in, refrain from, be moderate. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is ひか.える、ひか.え and its on reading is コウ.
Stroke order
Words with 控
- 控えるto be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain
- 控えめmoderate, reserved, modest
- 控えreserve, spare, backup
- 控訴appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal
- 控除subtraction, deduction (e.g. of tax)
- 控室waiting room, anteroom, antechamber
Practice 控 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.