控除 こうじょ subtraction N1 #4,008 Meanings noun, takes する, transitive subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax) Its kanji 控 コウ · ひか.える、ひか.え withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate 除 ジョ、ジ · のぞ.く、-よ.け exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except In sentences Furigana 税務署ぜいむしょは控除こうじょを認みとめた。 The tax agent allowed the deduction. #142475