単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#11,104 most used

応える

こたえる3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to respond; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I'm sorry that I couldn't live up to your expectations.

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MEANINGS

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

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

ichidan verb · intransitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

堪えるto bear; to stand; to endureこたえる · not in tangoya
答えるto answerこたえる

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#11,104 most used

Written応える only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium