堪こたえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
I raise my face, enduring the pain.
2. to restrain; to control; to keep a check on
I desperately restrained that emotion.
3. to forgive; to put up with; to pardon
Kanji used
endure
Pitch accent
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たえ
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
Examples (12 in total)
I raise my face, enduring the pain.
Bearing the pain, I get up.
I start running, enduring a headache.
I desperately restrained that emotion.
I desperately held back the urge to laugh out loud.
I report while restraining my laughter.
Unable to hold it in any longer, I screamed and ranted.
It's so comical that it's hard to keep from laughing.
My curiosity was slightly piqued, but I held back firmly for now.
At that signal, everyone forced themselves to clench their teeth and hold back their laughter.
My body nearly pitched forward despite myself, but I caught myself just in time.
The one who asked, holding back laughter, was a black-haired young man I knew well.