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耐 = 而 + 寸

耐 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “-proof”. It is built from 而 (and then) and 寸 (measurement). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1248.

Keyword
-proof
RTK frame
1248
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.える
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
-непроницаемый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
耐 endure

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 而 and then
  2. 寸 measurement

How to find 耐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “and then” + “measurement”. 耐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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