堪 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

Readings

On readingカン、タン

Kun readingた.える、たま.る、こら.える、こた.える

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «堪»

Meanings

withstandRtK
彼は十分その職に堪える。He's quite able at his job.tatoeba
彼はそれ以上怒りを堪える事が出来なかった。He couldn't keep his temper any longer.tatoeba
endure
support
resist

proficient
skilled
skillful
good
accomplished

Radicals and components

Radical土earth

Components

How it's built

堪

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · tremendously · bushel basket · hamper · equal · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1907

Compound words

慚愧に堪えないざんきにたえない

deeply ashamed (of oneself)

堪能たんのう

proficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished

堪らないたまらない

intolerable; unbearable; unendurable; irresistible; tremendous

to be unable to endure

堪え兼ねるたえかねる

to be unable to endure

持ち堪えるもちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against an attack)

一堪りもなくひとたまりもなく

easily (beaten, destroyed, etc.)

一堪りも無くひとたまりもなく

easily (beaten, destroyed, etc.)

遺憾に堪えないいかんにたえない

deeply regrettable

慙愧に堪えないざんきにたえない

deeply ashamed (of oneself)

堪忍袋の緒が切れるかんにんぶくろのおがきれる

to be out of patience

On Reading Examples

彼が英語に堪能であれば私は彼を雇います。たんのう

If he is proficient in English, I'll employ him.tatoeba

今日英語が堪能であることは有利な技能である。たんのう

Fluency in English is a very marketable skill today.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は十分その職に堪える。

He's quite able at his job.tatoeba

彼はそれ以上怒りを堪える事が出来なかった。

He couldn't keep his temper any longer.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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