控え、扣え
ひかえ
hikae
JMdict entry #1279050
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) reserve; spare; backup
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) note; memorandum
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix duplicate; copy; stub (of a ticket, etc.); receipt
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) waiting one's turn
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は酒の飲みすぎを控えた。
kare ha sake no nomi sugi wo hikae ta 。
He refrained from drinking too much.
彼は自分が成し遂げた事にも関わらず本当に控え目な男だ。
kare ha jibun ga nashitoge ta koto ni mo kakawara zu hontou ni hikaeme na otoko da 。
He's a quite humble man in spite of all he's achieved.
彼は控え目に言っても倹約家だ。
kare ha hikaeme ni ixtsu te mo ken'yaku ka da 。
He is frugal, to say the least of it.
彼の背後には資産家が控えている。
kare no haigo ni ha shisan ka ga hikae te iru 。
He has a wealthy supporter behind him.
彼の治世の次の十年間の政治的状況は、控え目に言っても極度に不安定であった。
kare no chisei no tsugi no juu nenkan no seiji teki joukyou ha 、 hikaeme ni ixtsu te mo kyokudo ni fu antei de axtsu ta 。
The political situation was, to say the least, extremely unstable during the next ten years of his reign.
彼の意見は控え目である。
kare no iken ha hikaeme de aru 。
He is humble about his opinion.