Single kanji#6,415 most used

控えめ

ひかえめ0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

moderate; reserved

ITS KANJI

お酒さけは控ひかえめに。

Drink responsibly.

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控ひかえ目めにいっても素晴すばらしいディナーだった。

It was a good dinner, to say the least.

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities

adjectival noun · takes の · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 控えめ this one meaning.

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#6,415 most used

Written控えめ、控え目、ひかえ目、控目

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium