— withstand, endure, support, resist

  • JLPT N1
  • 12 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 土
  • #1953 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
カンタン
Kun'yomi
た.えるたま.るこら.えるこた.える

Example words

  • 堪えるこらえる(1) to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with (2) to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave (3) to be fit for; to be equal to
  • 堪らないたまらない(1) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable (2) irresistible; tremendous; out of this world (3) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do