JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 応: "apply, answer, yes"
The kanji 応 means "apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read オウ, ヨウ, -ノウ in on'yomi and あた.る, まさに, こた.える in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オウヨウ-ノウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あた.るまさにこた.える
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 266 of 2,501 |
Common words with 応
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 反応reaction; response · physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism)
- 一応more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much · tentatively; for the time being
- 対応correspondence (to); equivalence · suitability; coordination; matching; being appropriate (for)
- 応えるrépondre à, satisfaire (une attente, une demande) · se faire sentir, éprouver durement
- 応援aid; assistance; help; support · cheering; rooting (for); support
- 応じるto respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with
- 相応しいappropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting
- に応じてdepending on; dependent on
- 相応suitable; appropriate; befitting; becoming · conjoining; association; samprayukta
- 手応えfeeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance · response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
- 応用(practical) application; putting to practical use · applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
- 応答reply; answer; response
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