日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningswithdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate
On'yomiコウ
Kun'yomiひか、ひか
Strokes11
Radical

Compounds

  • reserve, spare, backup, note

  • to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back

  • moderate, reserved, modest, temperate

  • subtraction, deduction (e.g. of tax)

  • appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal

  • to be moderate in, to be temperate in, to not do too much of, to refrain (from doing)

Example sentences

  • If you make too many, we won't be able to sell them all, so don't go wild.

  • The defendant appealed against the sentence without hesitation.

  • The defendant will appeal to a higher court.

  • The manager implied that a modest man was suitable for the position.

  • She was nervous before the entrance exam.

  • After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.

  • The political situation was, to say the least, extremely unstable during the next ten years of his reign.

  • My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being.