JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 堪: "withstand, endure, support"
The kanji 堪 means "withstand, endure, support, resist". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン, タン in on'yomi and た.える, たま.る, こら.える, こた.える in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カンタン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.えるたま.るこら.えるこた.える
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | withstand, endure, support, resist |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1953 of 2,501 |
Common words with 堪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 堪るsupporter, endurer, tenir le coup
- 堪えるsupporter, endurer, tenir bon · se retenir, se contenir, réprimer
- 堪能proficient; skilled; skillful; good · enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with); having one's fill (of)
- 堪忍patience; forbearance; endurance; tolerance · forgiveness; pardon
- 堪り兼ねるto be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
- 堪ったものではないintolerable; unbearable; unendurable · tremendous; out of this world; irresistible
- 堪ったもんじゃないintolerable; unbearable; unendurable · tremendous; out of this world; irresistible
- 堪忍袋の緒が切れるto be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
- 堪忍袋one's store of patience
- 堪ったものじゃないintolerable; unbearable; unendurable · tremendous; out of this world; irresistible
- 堪能proficient; skilled; skillful; good · patience; perseverance; fortitude
- 堪らないintolerable; unbearable; unendurable · irresistible; tremendous; out of this world
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