Memory phrase for the Kanji: 耐

耐

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Meaning endure, resistance, bear, durablility

Pronunciation

TAI
taeru

Explanation

Left: beard 而 (.. hangs down below the mouth 一), right: skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic
 
(Taking care for a beard needs time:) A beard needs a skillful hand that has endurance.

Radicals

而 beardRadical:shikashite
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

耐える たえる  to bear, to stand, to endure, to support, to withstand, to resist

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