表層形
手控え
テビカエ
動詞
手控え (テビカエ)
Tebikae · てびかえ — to hang (hold) back, to hold off, to refrain, to reduce or cut back on; to jot down a note
Other ways to say “to hang back” in Japanese →
手控え in rōmaji: tebikae.
動詞
一般
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📝 手控える 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月15日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
手控え
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
手控える
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| 読み (Reading) |
テビカエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
手控え
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| 読み・基本形 |
テビカエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
手控える
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| 見出し語の読み |
テビカエル
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💡 English Meaning
手控え means “to hang (hold) back, to hold off, to refrain, to reduce or cut back on; to jot down a note” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
テビカエ
Lemma: 手控える
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
手控えます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
手控えて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
手控えた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
手控えない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
手控えましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
手控えられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
手控えられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
手控えさせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (手控え) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (手控える) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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