Word details
応える
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 応える.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Occ. written as 報える
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
Examples
あなたは御両親の期待に応えるべきだ。
You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.
2
Occ. written as 徹える
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
Examples
それは彼の身に応えだした。
It is beginning to tell on him.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
応
apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
7 strokesFrequency 266JLPT N2Grade 5
On
オウヨウ-ノウ
Kun
あた.るまさにこた.える
Nanori
おたかまさ
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