12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

withstand, endure, support, resist

Kun'yomi
  • to bear ②to support ③to be fit for
  • to bear
  • to bear ②to restrain ③to forgive
  • to bear ②to restrain ③to forgive
On'yomi
  • カン
  • タン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 35.3%
こたえる 27.7%
タン 21.9%
たま 14.5%
える 0.4%
こらえる 0.2%

Character Breakdown

withstand, endure, support
カン こた.える タン (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
tremendously, very, great
ジン はなは.だ じ (9th, N1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
equal, head, counter for small animals
ひき ヒツ (7th, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to hold out (e.g. against an attack)
proficient ②enjoying
patience ②forgiveness
incompetence
one's store of patience
to be unable to bear (something) any longer
survivability (ability to withstand an attack)
to be unable to endure
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References

Unicode hex code 582A
JIS X 0208 1-20-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1112
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1057
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 559
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5266
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1913
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2089
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1158
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1512
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1758
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 379
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1786
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b9.1
Four corner code 4411.1
De Roo Code 1475