手控える てびかえる to hang (hold) back #24,790 Meanings ichidan verb, transitive to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to reduce or cut back on to jot down a note Its kanji 手 シュ、ズ · て、て-、-て、た- hand 控 コウ · ひか.える、ひか.え withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate