Word · 単語
応える
Reading こたえる
to respond
- 1 to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations) — occ. written as 報える
- 2 to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain — occ. written as 徹える
N5
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例文 · examples
私は彼に代わって応えた。
I answered for him.
sense 1 · to respond
寝不足がこたえてきた。
The lack of sleep is starting to take a toll on me.
睡眠不足は後でこたえますよ。
Your lack of sleep will catch up with you someday.
仕事が胃にこたえてきたよ。
My job is giving me a stomach-ache.
私は彼の期待に応えなければならない。
I must live up to his expectations.
sense 1 · to respond