King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

控 — kanji meaning “withdraw”

withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate

Meanings
withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
11
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1000 of 2,500
Classical radical
64
Chinese reading
kòng — Chinese character page

Words with 控

WordReadingMeaning
ひかえる hikaeruto be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain
こうそ kousoappeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
ひかえ hikaereserve; spare; backup
こうじょ koujosubtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
ひかえしつ hikaeshitsuwaiting room; anteroom; antechamber
ひかえめ hikaememoderate; reserved; modest
てびかえ tebikaenote; memorandum
かいびかえ kaibikaerestrained buying
きそこうじょ kisokoujobasic or standard deduction
てびかえる tebikaeruto hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain
かぜいこうじょ kazeikoujotax exemption
こうそしん kousoshinappeal trial

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.