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Kanji Detail for 堪 - "endure, withstand"

堪

  • Meaning

    堪 means "endure, withstand." Also associated with excel.

    1. Endure - To bear with patience.

    2. Withstand - To resist; to hold out.

    3. Excel - To be outstanding.

  • Words using 堪

    • 堪能 たんのう Listen proficient; skilled; skillful
    • 堪らない たまらない Listen intolerable; unbearable; unendurable

  • Tattoo check: 堪

    • Verified meaning: endure, withstand
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しのぶ, たたえ, たん)
    • Also carries these associations: excel

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 堪

    Surnames 堪(しのぶ)Listen 堪(たたえ)Listen 堪(たん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    withstand; endure; support; resist

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    adequately capable of, worthy of

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear; (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to endure; adequate, capable, worthy

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To bear; to endure. Such as unbearable things are called 不堪, meaning one's ability to endure cannot withstand it. Also borrowed to mean "can." In correspondence, 堪以告慰 means "can be comforted."

  • Onyomi

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    kan(カン) カン

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

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    kora.eru(こら-える) こら-える

    kota.eru(こた-える) こた-える

    taeru(た-える) た-える

    tama.ru(た-まる) た-まる

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    endure withstand excel outstanding persevere superior triumph bear tolerate cope endurance fortitude grit patience perseverance resilience resist stamina tolerance

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