The kanji 応: meaning, readings and stroke order

応

Meaning: respond, apply
On reading: オウ ou
Kun reading: こた（える） kotaeru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 5 · grade 5
Old form: 應

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: đáp lại, ứng (ứng)
Japanese: こたえる。あわせる。
Korean: 응하다, 맞추다 (응)
Chinese: 回应、应用 (应)

Readings, words and example sentences

オウ ou · on reading

応おう用よう
applying, putting to use
習ったことを生活に 応おう用ようします。
I use what I learned in my daily life.

こた（える） kotaeru · kun reading · less common

応こたえる
to live up to, to respond to
みんなの期待に 応こたえたいです。
I want to live up to everyone's hopes.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.