応える
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
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)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
こたえる
こたえる
Examples46
それ
It is beginning to tell on him.
あなた
You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.
彼
He will live up to his father's expectations.
彼の
His words went to my heart.
彼の
His remarks came home to me.
無理
The strain is beginning to tell on him.