漢字Kanji
耐: -proof, enduring
JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 而(meaning · sound)
- 寸inch(meaning)
寸 carries the meaning · 而 carries meaning and sound
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
タイtai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 耐久たいきゅうendurance; persistence
- 忍耐にんたいendurance; perseverance; patience
- 耐性たいせいresistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.)
- 耐久性たいきゅうせい
- 耐震たいしんresistant to earthquakes
たえるtaeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 耐えるたえるto bear; to stand; to endure
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)而 (sound) + 寸 (meaning)
Source: Wiktionary, 耐 (rev. 92201412), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Beard/face + inch (寸). Originally related to a legal punishment (shaving a beard), eventually evolving to mean the "measured" patience needed to "endure" a hardship.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
而
Also built on 而
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · nài
Same form: 耐 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 耐 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 耐 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin nài most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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