堪える (こらえる): to bear, to endure, to put up with — Japanese vocabulary
堪える is read こらえる and means "to bear, to endure, to put up with". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
堪える
- Reading
- こらえる · koraeru
- Translation
- to bear, to endure, to put up with
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- こらえるが
Example
キャロルは涙をこらえきれなかった。
キャロルはなみだをこらえきれなかった。
Carol couldn't choke back her tears.
Kanji in this word
- 堪 — Withstand, Endure, Support
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