応える

報える、 徹える

Reading

Kana: こたえる
Romaji: kotaeru
Kana
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Definitions

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1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)

Note: Only 応える、 報える
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

Note: sometimes 堪える
See also: 堪える

Kanji

Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
Readings: ホウ、 むく.いる
Meanings: report, news, reward, retribution
Reading: テツ
Meanings: penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)

Example Sentences

寝不足(ねぶそく)がこたえてきた。
➥Lack of sleep is telling me.
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(かれ)言葉(ことば)(むね)にこたえた。
➥His remarks came home to me.
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仕事(しごと)()にこたえてきたよ。
➥My job is giving me a stomach-ache.
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(あつ)さが(かれ)にはこたえた。
➥The heat told on him.
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(わたし)(かれ)()わって(こた)えた。
➥I answered for him.
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(わたし)(かれ)親切(しんせつ)にこたえたい。
➥I would like to repay him for his kindness.
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