Illustration: At the end of a recital in a small Japanese community hall, the audience remains seated and applauds enthusiastically, leaning forward toward the stage. A violinist who had reached the side curtain turns back, smiling at their persistence.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

応こたえる

kotaeru

to respond, to meet expectations

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Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは期待きたいに応こたえなかった。

    He did not live up to expectations.

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  2. 必かならず期待きたいに応こたえてみせます。

    I’ll never fail to meet your expectations.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 地方ちほうの需要じゅように応こたえるのに十分じゅうぶんな製品せいひんの在庫ざいこがある。

    We have adequate inventories of the product to meet local demand.

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Kanji in 応

  • 応answer; respondOnオウ・ヨウ・-ノウKunあたる・まさに・こたえる

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