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Japanese symbol for “responding”

Romaji: kannou
responsiveness; responding; sensitivity; sympathy

In Japanese, responding is , read (kannou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs responsiveness; responding; sensitivity; sympathy; sympathizing; sympathising
  2. n, vi, vs divine response (e.g. to a prayer)
  3. n, vi, vs divine inspiration
  4. adj-no, n, vi induction (electromagnetism); inducing

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

emotion, feeling, sensation
on: カン
13 strokes · JLPT 2
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

Other Japanese words for “responding”

WordReadingMeaning
こおう koouacting in concert; responding (to); sympathizing (with)
はいとう haitoureplying; responding

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんじ kanjifeeling; sense; impression
かんしゃ kanshathanks; gratitude; appreciation
かんかく kankakusense; sensation; feeling
かんじる kanjiruto feel; to sense; to experience
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings
かんせん kanseninfection; contagion; becoming infected
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
はんのう hannoureaction; response

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.

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