応 — kanji meaning “apply”
応
apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
- Meanings
- apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
- On'yomi
- オウ (ou)、ヨウ (you)、-ノウ (-nou)
- Kun'yomi
- あた.る、まさに、こた.える
- Name readings
- お、たか、まさ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #266 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- yīng, yìng
Words with 応
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 反応 | はんのう hannou | reaction; response |
| 応援 | おうえん ouen | aid; assistance; help |
| 応募 | おうぼ oubo | application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.) |
| 一応 | いちおう ichiou | more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion |
| 応用 | おうよう ouyou | (practical) application; putting to practical use |
| 適応 | てきおう tekiou | adaptation; accommodation; conformity |
| 応答 | おうとう outou | reply; answer; response |
| 応じる | おうじる oujiru | to respond; to answer; to reply |
| 相応 | そうおう souou | suitable; appropriate; befitting |
| 応対 | おうたい outai | dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to |
| 応える | こたえる kotaeru | to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations) |
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