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堪 — 12 strokes / Radical「土」

道
準2High school level / 12 strokes / Radical「土」
On
カン・タンかん・たん · kan · tan
Kun
た.える・たま.る・こら.える・こた.えるta.eru · tama.ru · kora.eru · kota.eru
Meaning
endure; bear

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Earth plus a phonetic element: ground that carries a weight — to bear, to endure.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカンかんkan堪忍かんにん堪能たんのう

「堪能」は,「タンノウ」とも。

Kunたえるtaeru堪えるこたえる

Compare: 耐える

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 堪忍かんにん

    patience; forbearance

  • 堪能たんのう

    proficiency; having one’s fill

More words with this kanji

  • 堪えるこらえる

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

この暑(あつ)さには堪(た)えられない。

I cannot bear this heat.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

堪忍堪能堪忍endure能abilit…坪tsubo垣hedge堀moat培cultiv…塁base缶can但howeve…陥fall…患suffer…棺coffin
CompoundRadicalReading

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