Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1953 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: withstand, endure, support, resist

Kunyomi: た.える たま.る こら.える こた.える

Onyomi: カン タン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: earth

Examples

Onyomi Examples

忍袋 カンニンブクロ one's store of patience

カンニン patience, forbearance, endurance, tolerance, forgiveness, pardon

フカン incompetence

タンノウ proficient, skillful, enjoying, satisfaction, satiation, having one's fill (of)

航能力 タンコウノウリョク seaworthiness

Kunyomi Examples

耐える たえる to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, to be equal to

たまる to bear, to endure

える こらえる to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to restrain, to control, to keep a check on, to forgive, to put up with, to pardon

える こらえる to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to restrain, to control, to keep a check on, to forgive, to put up with, to pardon