控える

ひかえるhikaeru

ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive

  1. to be temperate in
  2. to refrain
  3. to abstain
  4. to hold back
  5. to restrain oneself from excessive ...
  6. to make notes
  7. to jot down (e.g. phone number)
  8. to be in preparation for

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences