堪 – withstand, endure, support

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The kanji 堪 means withstand, endure, support, resist. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン、タン (kan, tan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is た.える、たま.る、こら.える、こた.える (taeru, tamaru, koraeru, kotaeru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
On’yomi	タン	tan
Kun’yomi	た.える	taeru
Kun’yomi	たま.る	tamaru
Kun’yomi	こら.える	koraeru
Kun’yomi	こた.える	kotaeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 土 (Kangxi radical 32). Components: 土・儿・匚・甘.

Words using 堪

堪えるこらえるto bear堪えるたえるto bear

Kanji with the same radical

地場報在増基土境域型均圧壊城執坂

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