Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to hold out (e.g. against an attack), to hang on, to withstand, to endure, to last.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
 
持ちこたえる もちこたえる
 
 
 
持ち堪える もちこたえる
 
 
持堪える もちこたえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hold, have
も.つ ジ もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)