Kanji
応
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JLPT N1Jōyō · grade 5freq #2667 strokes
Meanings
apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
ES: contestar, responder, aceptar, apropiado, adecuado
- On
- オウ、ヨウ、-ノウ
- Kun
- あた.る、まさに、こた.える
Common words
- 応じるおうじるto respond, to answer, to reply
- 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
- 応援おうえんaid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement
- 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
- 応用おうよう(practical) application, putting to practical use
- 応ずるおうずるto answer, to respond, to meet
- 応急おうきゅうemergency fix, tentative measure, temporary solution
Example sentences
その客の応対は私がします。
I'm going to attend to the customer.
Voy a atender al cliente.
Tatoeba #211465(opens in a new tab)私はあなたの要求に応じられない。
I cannot comply with your request.
No puedo contestar a su petición.
Tatoeba #161637(opens in a new tab)その女店員が私に応対してくれた。
The sales girl waited on me.
La vendedora me atendió.
Tatoeba #209329(opens in a new tab)私は博覧会のコンパニオンに応募した。
I applied to be an attendant at the exposition.
Eché una solicitud como empleado en la exposición.
Tatoeba #154625(opens in a new tab)