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控ひかえ目めに言いう
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
Alt. forms
控ひかえめに言いう
81%
控ひかえ目めに言いう
10%
控ひかえめにいう
6%
ひかえめにいう
1%
控ひかえ目めに言いう
ひかえ目めに言いう
Kanji used
控
refrain
目
eye
言
say
Conjugations...Used in: 65
Composed of
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Examples (2 in total)
That's putting it mildly.
To say the least, he seems to be a bad person.