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Japanese symbol for “responder”

Romaji: outougawa
responder

In Japanese, responder is , read (outougawa).

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Meanings

  1. n responder (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

apply, answer, yes
on: オウ、ヨウ、-ノウ
kun: あた.る、まさに、こた.える
7 strokes · JLPT 2
solution, answer
on: トウ
kun: こた.える、こた.え
12 strokes · JLPT 3
side, lean, oppose
on: ソク
kun: かわ、がわ、そば
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “responder”

WordReadingMeaning
たいおうしゃ taiousharesponder; handler; person who deals with a matter
レスポンダ resupondaresponder

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
はんのう hannoureaction; response
おうえん ouenaid; assistance; help
おうぼ ouboapplication; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.)
いちおう ichioumore or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
おうよう ouyou(practical) application; putting to practical use
こたえ kotaeanswer; reply; response
かいとう kaitoureply; answer
そくめん sokumenside; flank; profile

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.