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持ち堪える

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
こた
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From () (mochi, the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (motsu, to hold)) + (こた)える (kotaeru, to endure, to withstand).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()(こた)える (mochikotaerutransitive ichidan (stem ()(こた) (mochikotae), past ()(こた)えた (mochikotaeta))

  1. to hang on, to withstand, to endure, to hold up
    最後(さいご)まで()(こた)える
    saigo made mochikotaeru
    to hold up until the end

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN