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What does 堪らない (たまらない, tamaranai) mean?

堪らない (たまらない, tamaranai) means intolerable; unbearable; unendurable.

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Readingたまらない
Romajitamaranai
Part of speechexpression, i-adjective
たまらない
tamaranai

intolerable; unbearable; unendurable

  1. 1expression · i-adjective intolerable; unbearable; unendurable
  2. 2expression · i-adjective irresistible; tremendous; out of this world
  3. 3expression · i-adjective cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do

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