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    3. 堪らない

    堪らない

    堪たまら​な​い​

    intolerable

    N1KMT8CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    たまらない

    Adjective

    1.
    intolerable, unbearable, unendurable
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    irresistible, tremendous, out of this world
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do, cannot get enough of
    word usually written using kana alone

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    暑あつくて堪たまらない。

    It's unbearably hot.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyWeather & Geography
    蚊かに刺さされて痒かゆくて堪たまらない。

    I was bitten by a mosquito and it's unbearably itchy.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    このケーキは美お味いしくて堪たまらない。

    This cake is irresistibly delicious.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFood & Dining
    待まちに待まった旅りょ行こうなので、楽たのしみで堪たまらない。

    It's a long-awaited trip, so I'm tremendously excited.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの話はなしを聞きいていると、笑わらいが堪たまらなかった。

    Listening to his story, I couldn't help but laugh.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    堪
    た.える・たま.る・こら.える・こた.える…(2)
    withstand・endure・support・resist
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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