Word Meaning 手控え

てびかえ tebikae

手控え is read as てびかえ (tebikae) and means holding oneself back.

Meaning

English

holding oneself back
note
memorandum

Reading

Kana

てびかえ

Romaji

tebikae

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 9038 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手控える

てびかえる

to jot down a note

控え選手

ひかえせんしゅ

substitute player

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)

手帳

てちょう

certificate

手錠

てじょう

confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

手柄

てがら

achievement

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on

手綱

たづな

control

手提げ

てさげ

handbag

手製

てせい

handmade

手堅い

てがたい

steady