応 Kanji – apply
The Japanese kanji 応 can mean apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept.
Meaning and Readings
How is 応 read?
応 has the onyomi readings オウ, ヨウ, -ノウ and the kunyomi readings あたる, まさに, こたえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ou, you, nou, ataru, masani, kotaeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 応
These common Japanese words contain 応. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一応（いちおう） — more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes, technically
- 応える（こたえる） — to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
- 応じる（おうじる） — to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for
- 応援（おうえん） — aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement
- 応急（おうきゅう） — emergency, first-aid
- 応酬（おうしゅう） — exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.), give-and-take
- 応召（おうしょう） — responding to a call-up for military service, answering a call-up
- 応接（おうせつ） — reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
- 応対（おうたい） — dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.), receiving (callers, visitors, etc.), attending to, handling, serving
- 応答（おうとう） — reply, answer, response