Sashihikaeru

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差し控える (Sashihikaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to be moderate in, to be temperate in, to not do too much of, to refrain (from doing)”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto be moderate in; to be temperate in; to not do too much of
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.)
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be beside; to be close by

Kanji in 差し控える

distinctionwithdraw

Related words

to aim at (for, to do, to become)differenceto be temperate into lift upto hold outdistinctionto shinecrossingsender (e.g. of mail)deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades)measurement errorgreat difference