The kanji 耐: meaning, readings and stroke order

耐

Meaning: endure, resist
On reading: タイ tai
Kun reading: た（える） taeru
Strokes: 9
Radical: 而 beard
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chịu đựng, bền (nại)
Japanese: たえる。がまんする。
Korean: 견디다, 참다 (내)
Chinese: 忍受、耐久

Readings, words and example sentences

タイ tai · on reading · less common

耐たい久きゅう
durability, lasting a long time
耐たい久きゅうのテストをします。
They test how long it will last.

た（える） taeru · kun reading

耐たえる
to endure, to bear
さむさに 耐たえます。
I put up with the cold.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.