Translation guide
How to express tolerating or enduring something unpleasant in Japanese.
I can't put up with his attitude anymore.
I put up with the pain and continued working.
Implies enduring hardship or suffering, often with a sense of perseverance. Slightly more formal or literary than 我慢する.
He put up with poverty and succeeded.
Literally 'accept it because there's no choice'. Used when you reluctantly put up with something unavoidable.
I reluctantly put up with his lateness.
Emphasizes patience and endurance over a long period. Often used in contexts like enduring a difficult job or relationship.
This job requires putting up with a lot.
Specifically tolerate a person's irritating habits or actions.
Tolerate bodily pain, heat, cold, etc.
我慢する is the everyday word for putting up with something annoying or uncomfortable. 耐える is more about enduring severe hardship and is often used in written or formal contexts.
put up with noise
endure hardships
許す means 'to forgive' or 'to allow', not 'to tolerate' in the sense of enduring. Using it for 'put up with' would be unnatural.
It's hard to put up with her selfishness.
寒さに耐えて外で待った。
I put up with the cold and waited outside.