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Kanji Grade 5 - 応

Kanji character Grade 5 応. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 5 - 応
About
apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
Kun: あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
On: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ
7 strokes
Radical: heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts: 广 心
 
Onyomi
応 【オウ】 agreement, affirmative, aye, yes, OK, okay, yeah, all right
応援 【オウエン】 aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering
呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
饗応 【キョウオウ】 entertaining with food and drink, treating to dinner, wining and dining, immediately agreeing with someone else, pandering
 
Kunyomi
応える 【こたえる】 to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), 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