ひかえめ – Vocabulary details

ひかえめ

Meanings

Adjective (な)

Adjective (の)

Noun

1. moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key; conservative (estimate); self-effacing; unassuming

味あじも香かおりも控ひかえめで後あとに残のこりませんもの。The taste and aroma are subtle and do not linger.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ひ

かえめ

Used in: 157

Composed of

ひかえ

reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

め

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

ひかえめにいう

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

Examples (7 in total)

ひかえめにしとこう。

Let's keep it modest.

タバコはもっとひかえめに。

You should refrain from smoking more.

甘あまさひかえめで、いくらでも入はいりそうです。

It is not too sweet, so it seems like I could eat as much as I want.

静せい寂じゃくを破やぶったのは、ひかえめなノックの音おとだった。

What broke the silence was a soft knock.

勧すすめられた花はなはひかえめで、可か憐れんなものだった。

The flowers I was recommended were modest and lovely.

彼かの女じょはひかえめな上うわ目め遣づかいで俺おれを見み上あげる。

She looks up at me with a shy upward glance.

味あじも香かおりもひかえめで後あとに残のこりませんもの。