noun

  1. reserve, spare, backup.
  2. note, memorandum.

noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. duplicate, copy, stub (of a ticket, etc.), receipt.

noun

  1. waiting one's turn.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
控え ひかえ
 
扣え ひかえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)