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ひかえめ

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
控え目
控えめ

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ひかえめ (hikaemeひかへめ (fikafeme)?-na (adnominal ひかえめ (hikaeme na), adverbial ひかえめ (hikaeme ni))

  1. modest, reserved, self-effacing
  2. in restrained quantities

Inflection

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Noun

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ひかえめ (hikaemeひかへめ (fikafeme)?

  1. moderation, modesty, self-effacement
  2. moderation, in restrained quantities

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN