耐 means -proof
enduring
A beard held on with a hand: withstand.
On'yomi
- タイtai
Kun'yomi
- た(える)taeru
How it's built
- 而
- 寸hand
Common words
- 忍耐にんたいendurance; perseverance
- 耐久たいきゅうendurance; persistence
- 耐性たいせいresistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.)
- 耐えるたえるto bear; to stand