Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to hang (hold) back, to hold off, to refrain, to reduce or cut back on.
  2. to jot down a note.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
手控える てびかえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
withdraw, draw in, hold back
ひか.える コウ (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
empty, sky, void
そら クウ す.く (1st, N4)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)