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Kanji Detail for 耐 - "to endure, patience"

耐

  • Meaning

    耐 means "to endure, patience." Also associated with able.

    1. To endure - To bear; to withstand; to persevere; to tolerate.

    2. Able - To be capable; to be able. Same as 能.

  • Words using 耐

    • 耐える たえる Listen to bear; to stand; to endure
    • 耐久 たいきゅう Listen endurance; persistence
    • 忍耐 にんたい Listen endurance; perseverance; patience
    • 耐性 たいせい Listen resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
    • 耐久性 たいきゅうせい Listen durability

  • Four-character idioms with 耐

    • 耐乏生活 たいぼうせいかつ Listen hard life; life of austerity

  • Tattoo check: 耐

    • Verified meaning: to endure, patience
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たい, たえ, たえる, つよし)
    • Also carries these associations: able

    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 耐

    Given names 耐(たい)Listen 耐(たえ)Listen 耐(たえる)Listen 耐(つよし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    -proof; enduring

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    endure, bear; resist; patient

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to resist, to bear; patient, enduring

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

    To endure. Such as 耐寒 (endure cold), 耐苦 (endure hardship).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tai(タイ) タイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    taeru(た-える) た-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    而 (shikoshite・shikashite)

  • Related Keywords

    to endure able patience persevere resilience skillful to withstand to bear tolerance durable resistant stamina sturdy tenacious tough

Sentences including 耐

  • Nobody is able to succeed without endurance.

  • I can't put up with this noise.

  • Can you put up with the noise?

  • Above all , be patient.

  • You should school yourself to be patient.

  • I can't stand the cold here.

  • The trouble is that i am not equal to the work.

  • I can no longer stand the cold.

  • I cannot put up with all that noise.

  • I can't put up with this hot weather.

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