Question

控 ひか.える、ひか.え 控える(ひかえる): (1) to be temperate in; to restrain oneself from excessive ... (2) to make notes (3) to hold back (4) to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for (5) to be soon; to be in the offing (6) to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)控え室(ひかえしつ): waiting room控除(こうじょ): subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy S 手: hand空: empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum 手 4 (none) withdraw If you find yourself in a fight with a karate master with no weapons or martial art skills, just your empty fingers, you should withdraw because 空手 (karate="empty hand") is more powerful than 控 (="empty fingers").

Accepted Answer

コウ withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate 1 1000 11 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic With my fingers, I punch in my bank code and withdraw some money from my account. And now it´s empty again, as usual! 1318

Kanji	控
Onyomi	コウ
Kunyomi	ひか.える、ひか.え
English	withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate
Examples	控える(ひかえる): (1) to be temperate in; to restrain oneself from excessive ... (2) to make notes (3) to hold back (4) to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for (5) to be soon; to be in the offing (6) to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.) 控え室(ひかえしつ): waiting room 控除(こうじょ): subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1000
Components	手: hand 空: empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	withdraw
Koohii Story 1	With my fingers, I punch in my bank code and withdraw some money from my account. And now it´s empty again, as usual!
Koohii Story 2	If you find yourself in a fight with a karate master with no weapons or martial art skills, just your empty fingers, you should withdraw because 空手 (karate="empty hand") is more powerful than 控 (="empty fingers").
RTK Index	1318

Withdraw 控 Hold Waiting E.G Fingers Empty コウ