控えめ (ひかえめ)moderate; reserved; conservative
- moderate; reserved; conservativeadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 控えめ
Words that share its kanji
- 控えるひかえるto be temperate in; to refrain
- 控訴こうそappeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
- 控除こうじょsubtraction; deduction (e.g. tax)
- 控えひかえreserve; spare
- 控室ひかえしつwaiting room; anteroom
- 差し控えるさしひかえるto be moderate in; to be temperate in
- 買い控えかいびかえrestrained buying
- 基礎控除きそこうじょbasic or standard deduction
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