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    3. 差し控える

    差し控える

    差さし​控ひかえ​る​

    to be moderate in

    KMT8News #23+1Daily LifeKanji Vocab25 strokes

    差控える

    さしひかえる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to be moderate in, to be temperate in, to not do too much of
    2.
    to refrain (from doing), to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.)

    Verb, Intransitive

    3.
    to be beside, to be close by

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    彼かれは発はつ言げんを差さし控ひかえた。

    He refrained from speaking.

    KMT6Daily Life
    疲つかれているときは、無む理りな運うん動どうを差さし控ひかえるべきだ。

    When you are tired, you should refrain from strenuous exercise.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    健けん康こうのため、お酒さけを差さし控ひかえることにした。

    For my health, I decided to refrain from drinking alcohol.

    KMT8Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    企き業ぎょうは、不ふ確かく実じつな時じ期きには大だい規き模ぼな投とう資しを差さし控ひかえる傾けい向こうがある。

    Companies tend to refrain from large-scale investments during uncertain times.

    KMT8Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    捜そう査さ中ちゅうのため、詳しょう細さいな情じょう報ほうの公こう表ひょうは差さし控ひかえさせていただきます。

    As the investigation is ongoing, we will refrain from disclosing detailed information.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    差
    さ.す・さ.し…(1)
    distinction・difference・variation・discrepancy・margin…(1)
    Kanji
    控
    ひか.える・ひか.え…(1)
    withdraw・draw in・hold back・refrain from・be moderate
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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