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堪 — kanji meaning “withstand”

withstand, endure, support, resist

Meanings
withstand, endure, support, resist
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
12
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1953 of 2,500
Classical radical
32
Chinese reading
kān — Chinese character page

Words with 堪

WordReadingMeaning
たんのう tannouproficient; skilled; skillful
かんのう kannouproficient; skilled; skillful
かんにんぶくろ kanninbukuroone's store of patience
こらえる koraeruto bear; to stand; to endure
かんにん kanninpatience; forbearance; endurance
たまらない tamaranaiintolerable; unbearable; unendurable
ふかん fukanincompetence
たえない taenaiunable to suppress one's emotions
たまる tamaruto bear; to endure
こうたんせい koutanseisurvivability (ability to withstand an attack)
たんこうのうりょく tankounouryokuseaworthiness
たまらん tamaranintolerable; unbearable; unendurable

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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