Word Meaning 堪らない

たまらない tamaranai

堪らない is read as たまらない (tamaranai) and means intolerable.

Meaning

English

  1. intolerable
  2. unbearable
  3. unendurable
  4. irresistible
  5. tremendous
  6. out of this world
  7. cannot help (doing)
  8. cannot but do

Reading

Kana

たまらない

Romaji

tamaranai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 16608 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

堪能

たんのう

proficient

堪忍袋

かんにんぶくろ

one's store of patience

持堪える

もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against an attack)

Example Sentences

1

きょうはあつくてたまらない。

The heat today is unbearable.