Question

堪 た.える、たま.る、こら.える、こた.える 堪える(こらえる): (1) to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with (2) to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave (3) to be fit for; to be equal to堪らない(たまらない): (1) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable (2) irresistible; tremendous; out of this world (3) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do S 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey甚: tremendously; very; great; exceedingly 土 3 (none) withstand Plain old soil can withstand tremendous amounts of pressure.

Accepted Answer

カン、タン withstand, endure, support, resist 1 1953 12 32 つち・つちへん・どへん 形声 Phonetic Because I hid myself behind a huge dirt barrier I dug, I was able to withstand the tremendous nuclear blast.

Kanji	堪
Onyomi	カン、タン
Kunyomi	た.える、たま.る、こら.える、こた.える
English	withstand, endure, support, resist
Examples	堪える(こらえる): (1) to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with (2) to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave (3) to be fit for; to be equal to 堪らない(たまらない): (1) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable (2) irresistible; tremendous; out of this world (3) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1953
Components	土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 甚: tremendously; very; great; exceedingly
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	土
Radical Number	32
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	つち・つちへん・どへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	withstand
Koohii Story 1	Because I hid myself behind a huge dirt barrier I dug, I was able to withstand the tremendous nuclear blast.
Koohii Story 2	Plain old soil can withstand tremendous amounts of pressure.

Withstand I Tremendous 堪 カン、タン た.える、たま.る、こら.える、こた.える Endure Support

Withstand I Tremendous 堪カン、タンた.える、たま.る、こら.える、こた.える Endure Support