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応こたえる

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Inflections of 応える
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Pitch accent
こ た え る
こ た え る
Meaning
  1. 1
    to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
    occ. written as 報える
    あなたは御ご両親りょうしんの期待きたいに応こたえるべきだ。
    You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.
  2. 2
    to 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 strain
    occ. written as 徹える
    See also: 耐える (たえる)
    それは彼かれの身みに応こたえだした。
    It is beginning to tell on him.
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応 オウ apply, answer, yes
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