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応

apply
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingオウ、ヨウ、-ノウ
Kun readingあた.る、まさに、こた.える
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. applyRtK
  2. answer
  3. yes
  4. OK
  5. reply
    ええ、先方から一応返事はありました。Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.tatoeba
    弁慶も涙を流したと応じる。Benkei replys saying that he too shed tears.wiki
  6. accept
    彼は彼らの招待に応じなかった。He did not accept their invitation.tatoeba
    長兵衛は快く招待に応じる。Chobei cheerfully accepts his offer.wiki
  1. to respond
  2. to answer
  3. to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
  4. to affect
  5. to take a toll

Popular Usage

応じる一応応援応接応対応用応ずる応急応募

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cave · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 653

Compound words

応じるおうじる
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
一応いちおう
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly
応援おうえん
aid; assistance; help; support; reinforcement
応接おうせつ
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
応対おうたい
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
応用おうよう
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
応ずるおうずる
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
呼応こおう
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); sympathizing (with); agreement
応えるこたえる
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll
対応するたいおうする
to correspond
応援するおうえんする
aid
反応するはんのうする
to react
応急おうきゅう
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
応募おうぼ
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
応酬おうしゅう
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
応召おうしょう
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
応答おうとう
reply; answer; response
応分おうぶん
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
順応じゅんのう
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; adjustment; acclimatization
相応そうおう
suitable; appropriate; befitting; becoming; adequate
対応たいおう
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; matching
適応てきおう
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
反応はんのう
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction
応札おうさつ
making a bid; tendering a bid

Additional Examples

彼は弁護士だからそれなりに対応しなければならない。
He is a lawyer and must be treated as such.tatoeba
彼は年齢相応に振る舞う。
He acts his age.tatoeba
彼は年金に頼ることなく、その仕事に応募することを決心した。
Instead of relying on a pension, he resolved to apply for the job.tatoeba
京阪バスグループによる応援
Support from Keihan Bus Groupwiki
会津・桑名藩の応援は戦闘後に到着した。
Aizu and Kuwana clans arrived there to support them after the battle.wiki
こちら次第に応ずる。
His response gradually adjusts to us.wiki
こうした要請に応ずる形で朗詠題ごとに分類配列し撰じたものである。
Responding such demands, poems were classified and arranged by themes of roei.wiki
この時豊治は箱館奉行より異国船応接方従僕に任命される。
On this occasion Toyoji was appointed as a reception servitor for foreign ships by Hakodate bugyo (magistrate).wiki
判官は粛々と応対し、切腹を申し付けられる。
Hangan receives them calmly, and he is ordered to commit seppuku.wiki
幕末には開港地箱館における外国人の応対も担当した。
Also responsible for dealing with foreigners in the open port of Hakodate at the end of the Shogunate.wiki
応用生命科学専攻
Division of Applied Life Sciencewiki
応用生物科学専攻
Division of Applied Bioscienceswiki
多数応募がある場合は抽選となる。
Volunteer groups will be decided by lot if many apply.wiki
開校翌年から応募生徒は減少し財政を圧迫した。
Applicants started to decrease in the second year after its foundation, straining the school budget.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 応

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step