Japanese symbol for “tolerating”
受忍
じゅにん
Romaji: junin
enduring (hardships, inconveniences, etc.); tolerating; accepting
In Japanese, tolerating is 受忍, read じゅにん (junin).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt enduring (hardships, inconveniences, etc.); tolerating; accepting
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
| 受け | うけ uke | popularity; favour; favor |
| 受ける | うける ukeru | to receive; to get |
| 受付 | うけつけ uketsuke | reception (desk); information desk; receptionist |
| 受信 | じゅしん jushin | receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.) |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 忍者 | にんじゃ ninja | ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan |
| 忍耐 | にんたい nintai | endurance; perseverance; patience |
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