This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: オウ、ヨウ、-ノウ、あた.る、まさに、こた.える
Romaji: ou, you, -nou, ata.ru, masani, kota.eru
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Name Readings

Kana: お、たか、まさ
Romaji: o, taka, masa
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Romaji

Meanings

apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  53
Frequency:  266
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  3-3-4
Korean Reading:  eung
Chinese Reading:  ying4
Unicode:  5fdc
JIS:  317E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3066
Nelson Index: 1504
New Nelson Index: 1789
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q4.2
Four Corner Index: 0023.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 622
Gakken Index: 413
Japanese Names Index: 509
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10347P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0965
Remembering the kanji Index: 607
Kanji Way Index: 362
Kanji Flashcards Index: 530
Kodansha Compact Index: 768
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 651
Kanji in Context Index: 1119
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1946
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2640
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 614
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 653
Essential Kanji Index: 718
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3804
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 558
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 556
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 663

Words

(おう)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right
反応 (はんのう、はんおう)
reaction; response
応援 (おうえん)
aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering
応募 (おうぼ)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
適応 (てきおう)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
対応 (たいおう)
interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support; response; reception; software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software; compatibility
応じる (おうじる)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
応用 (おうよう)
application; put to practical use
慶応 (けいおう)
Keiô era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
応える (こたえる)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); 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
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