応える (こたえる) — to respond, to answer, to meet
応える
to respond
Frequency #2827
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 characters
ichidan verb · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v1, vi)
kotaeru
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
こたえる[3] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to respond
- to answer
- to meet