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Kanji Detail for 應 - "to respond, to accept"

應

  • Meaning

    應 means "to respond, to accept." Also associated with should.

    1. Respond - To answer; to react.

    2. Accept - To receive; to agree.

    3. Should - Ought to; must.

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    • Verified meaning: to respond, to accept
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いん, おう, おお, とくおう)
    • Also carries these associations: should

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 應

    Surnames 應(いん)Listen 應(おう)Listen 應(おお)Listen 應(とくおう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    answer; yes; OK; reply; accept

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    should, ought to, must

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A speculative word. Such as 應須, 祗應. Frequently used in Tang poetry. | To answer. Such as 應對. | Things responding to each other. Such as 感應.

  • Onyomi

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    oh(オウ) オウ

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

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    a.taru(あ-たる) あ-たる

    kota.eru(こた-える) こた-える

    masani(まさ-に) まさ-に

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    respond accept should answer comply accommodate adapt agree conform consent fit fulfill match meet react reply satisfy

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