Jiten beta

こたえる
Rank #11,926

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    1. to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
  • 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

Readings

応える
(85%)
こたえる
(14%)
徹える
(<0.1%)
報える
(0%)
Appears in 1045 media