耐たえ難がたい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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i-adjective

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

Describes something so painful, difficult, or unpleasant that it cannot be endured. Often used with emotional or physical suffering.

夏なつの暑あつさは耐たえ難がたい。
The summer heat is unbearable.
彼かれの無む責せき任

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His irresponsible attitude was intolerable.

Written forms

耐たえ難がたい
Standard kanji spelling using 耐える (to endure) and 難い (difficult).
耐たえがたい
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; がたい is often written in kana.
堪たえ難がたい
Alternate kanji for 耐える; less common and may be confused with other readings of 堪.
堪たえがたい
Mixed spelling with rare kanji variant.
耐たえ難がたい
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used in practice but included for search coverage.

Kanji

耐-proof, enduring
難difficult, impossible, trouble
堪withstand, endure, support

Similar words

耐たえる
The base verb meaning 'to endure' or 'to bear'. 耐え難い is its negative potential form used as an adjective.
我が慢まんできない
A more colloquial way to say 'unbearable' or 'cannot stand', often used in everyday speech.

Etymology

Compound of the verb stem 耐え (from 耐える 'to endure') and the suffix 難い (がたい 'difficult to do'). The suffix がたい attaches to the masu-stem of verbs to express that an action is hard or impossible to perform.