"控え目な" means "modest"

Kanji in this word

Related words "控"

• 控え (hikae)copy, duplicate, memo, note, reserve, waiting
• 控える (hikaeru)be moderate, hold back, refrain, wait, write down, restrain oneself
• 控除する (kojosuru)deduct
• 差し控える (sashihikaeru)withhold, refrain from, be moderate in
• 控えの間 (hikaenoma)anteroom
• 控え目 (hikaeme)moderate

Related words "目"

• 一目 (ichimoku)glimpse
• 効き目 (kikime)effect, efficacy
• 反目 (hammoku)antagonism, feud, hostility
• 名目 (meimoku)name, pretext
• 品目 (himmoku)list of articles
• 変わり目 (kawarime)turning point