Illustration: At the entrance of a small Japanese house, a delivery worker leans toward the gate intercom after pressing its call button. Through the open ground-floor window, the resident is visible answering the indoor handset, mouth open in a brief reply and eyes turned toward the entrance.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

応おう答とう

outou

response, reply

Example sentences

  1. ドアをノックしたが、応答おうとうはなかった。

    I knocked on the door, but nobody answered.

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  2. 私わたしの質問しつもんには何なんの応答おうとうもなかった。

    There was no response to my question.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. こちらアヤ、こちらアヤ、応答おうとうお願ねがいします。

    This is Aya, this is Aya. Please respond.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 応答

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

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