Kotaeru

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応える (Kotaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)occ. written as 報える
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strainocc. written as 徹える

Examples

  • The lack of sleep is starting to take a toll on me.

  • The heat told on him.

  • His remarks came home to me.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 応える

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