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控える

JLPT N1

to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ...

Details

Part of speech
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Romaji
hikaeru

Example sentences

shikirenai koto ni mo, sugoku umai desu

Even if I say so myself, it's very delicious.

osake wa hikえる tsもり deshita ga, tsui nomiすぎて shimai mashita

I intended to control my drinking, but I ended up drinking too much.