堪
堪 — Withstand
withstand, endure, support, resist
On’yomiカン (kan)
On’yomiタン (tan)
Kun’yomiたえる (taeru)
Kun’yomiたまる (tamaru)
Kun’yomiこらえる (koraeru)
Kun’yomiこたえる (kotaeru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 堪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 堪能 | たんのう tannou | proficient; skilled; skillful |
| 堪らない | たまらない tamaranai | intolerable; unbearable; unendurable |
| 堪忍袋 | かんにんぶくろ kanninbukuro | one's store of patience |
Study notes
堪 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1953 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
🔊 Tap the big kanji, any reading or any example word to hear it.