カン, タン, た.える, たま.る, こ.らえる, こた.える

withstand, endure, support, resist

JLPT1 G7 S12 F1953

# extreme + earth → *endure* extreme pressure exerted by an earthen construction → *bear*; *(with)stand* → *fitting* (← fit to endure pressure).

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