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)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

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
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 680
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 409
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 514
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1770
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1907
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2011
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1843
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1854
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5266
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1104
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