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応 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「心」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「心」
On
オウおう · ō
Kun
こた(える)kota(eru)
Meaning
to respond; answer; comply

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The old form 應 joins a hawk with 心 "heart"; the heart answering a call — hence "to respond."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onオウおうō応答おうとう応用おうよう呼応こおう

「反応」，「順応」などは，「ハンノウ」，「ジュンノウ」。

Kunこたえるkotaeru応えるこたえる

Compare: 答える

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 応用おうよう

    application (of knowledge)

  • 応対おうたい

    dealing with (a visitor)

More words with this kanji

  • 応援おうえん
  • 応募おうぼ
  • 応酬おうしゅう
  • 饗応きょうおう
  • 分不相応ぶんふそうおう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

名前(なまえ)をよばれて大(おお)きな声(こえ)で応(こた)えた。

Their name was called and they answered loudly.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

応対応用応対facing用to use志will態state心heart必certai…忍endure往to go桜cherry…王king夭to die…凹concav…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 心Map of reading オウAll maps

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