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堪 means 'endure'
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カン
Additional readings
On タン
Kun たまる こたえる こらえる to endure, withstand
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Explore two interrelated on-yomi and four stunningly similar kun-yomi for 堪. These readings enable you to say, “I can’t take this anymore,” “Let’s hang in there till help comes,” “The cottage will not withstand strong winds,” “I’m dying to see her,” and much more. Find out how the rhetorical question “How can I put up with it if I lose?!” really conveys the bold statement “I will never lose.”
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勘 intuition
Mastery
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 堪 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 堪 is used 34 times, read 6 ways.
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noun, 'suru' verb
2. enjoying; satisfaction; satiation; having one's fill (of)(click the word for examples and links)
たえる
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たまる
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こたえる
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こらえる
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with (see also: 耐える; often written with kana only)ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to restrain; to control; to keep a check on (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
An additional 勘 less common words include 堪 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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