Keyword
tug
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2607
Readings
けん
(92%)
ひ
(7%)
Composed of
lid
thread spool
roof without a chimney
cow
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Examples (6 in total)
They are keeping each other in check with their gazes.
This is fire meant to pin the enemy down.
In response to that order, the army began to slowly retreat while keeping the enemy in check.
Everyone holds a secret and keeps each other in check.
Keeping the enemy from closing in with suppressive fire is the best we can do.
In the end, it may have served as a check.