持ち堪える

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
こた
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

  • (Tokyo) ちこたえる [mòchíkótáérú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ちこたえ [mòchíkótáéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞t͡ɕiko̞ta̠e̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

()(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

References

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