JMdict: 1179810
応える 【こたえる】
- [v1,vi] to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
- [v1,vi] to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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応 | Apply, Answer, Yes, Ok, Reply, Accept | オウ, ヨウ, -ノウ | あた.る, まさに, こた.える |
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