"応える" meaning in Japanese

See 応える in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ko̞ta̠e̞ɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|こたえる|hhira=こたへる|tr=intrans|type=2}} 応(こた)える • (kotaeru) ^(←こたへる (kotaferu)?)intransitive ichidan (stem 応(こた)え (kotae), past 応(こた)えた (kotaeta)) Forms: 応える [canonical] (ruby: (こた)), kotaeru [romanization], kotaferu [romanization], 応え [stem] (ruby: (こた)), 応えた [past] (ruby: (こた)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 応え [error-unrecognized-form], こたえ [error-unrecognized-form], kotae [error-unrecognized-form], 応える [error-unrecognized-form], こたえる [error-unrecognized-form], kotaeru [error-unrecognized-form], 応えれ [error-unrecognized-form], こたえれ [error-unrecognized-form], kotaere [error-unrecognized-form], 応えよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 応えろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], こたえよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], こたえろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], kotaeyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], kotaero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 応えられる [passive], こたえられる [passive], kotaerareru [passive], 応えさせる [causative], 応えさす [causative], こたえさせる [causative], こたえさす [causative], kotaesaseru [causative], kotaesasu [causative], 応えられる [potential], 応えれる [colloquial, potential], こたえられる [potential], こたえれる [colloquial, potential], kotaerareru [potential], kotaereru [colloquial, potential], 応えよう [volitional], こたえよう [volitional], kotaeyō [volitional], 応えない [negative], 応えぬ [negative], 応えん [negative], こたえない [negative], こたえぬ [negative], こたえん [negative], kotaenai [negative], kotaenu [negative], kotaen [negative], 応えず [continuative, negative], こたえず [continuative, negative], kotaezu [continuative, negative], 応えます [formal], こたえます [formal], kotaemasu [formal], 応えた [perfective], こたえた [perfective], kotaeta [perfective], 応えて [conjunctive], こたえて [conjunctive], kotaete [conjunctive], 応えれば [conditional, hypothetical], こたえれば [conditional, hypothetical], kotaereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. answer, respond to a call, request
    Sense id: en-応える-ja-verb-OL5xZvQy Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 7 44 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 31 7 38 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 54 4 26 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 32 5 39 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 33 21 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 14 34 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 25 26 22
  2. reward
    Sense id: en-応える-ja-verb-dpb~-E8m Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 33 21 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 14 34 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 25 26 22
  3. live up to
    Sense id: en-応える-ja-verb-9PTXeeMc Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 7 44 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 31 7 38 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 32 5 39 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 33 21 29 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 32 5 41 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 14 34 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 25 26 22
  4. really feel, hit someone, come home to someone
    Sense id: en-応える-ja-verb-1G7n6NbD Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 7 44 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 31 7 38 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 32 5 39 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 33 21 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 14 34 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 25 26 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 答える (kotaeru) (ruby: (こた))
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "応える",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "応",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaferu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応え",
      "roman": "kotae",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "応",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えた",
      "roman": "kotaeta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "応",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こたえる",
        "hhira": "こたへる",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "応(こた)える • (kotaeru) ^(←こたへる (kotaferu)?)intransitive ichidan (stem 応(こた)え (kotae), past 応(こた)えた (kotaeta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kotaeru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "答",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "答える"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 7 44 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 7 38 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 4 26 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 5 39 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 21 29 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 14 34 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 25 26 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Unfortunately, in too many countries, calls for change have thus far been answered by violence.",
          "roman": "Zannen nagara, amari ni ōku no kuniguni ga, henka o motomeru koe ni bōryoku de kotaete kita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "残",
              "ざん"
            ],
            [
              "念",
              "ねん"
            ],
            [
              "余",
              "あま"
            ],
            [
              "多",
              "おお"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "くに"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "ぐに"
            ],
            [
              "変",
              "へん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "求",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "声",
              "こえ"
            ],
            [
              "暴",
              "ぼう"
            ],
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ],
            [
              "応",
              "こた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "残念ながら、余りに多くの国々が、変化を求める声に暴力で応えてきた。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "answer, respond to a call, request"
      ],
      "id": "en-応える-ja-verb-OL5xZvQy",
      "links": [
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ],
        [
          "respond",
          "respond"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 21 29 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 14 34 24",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 25 26 22",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reward"
      ],
      "id": "en-応える-ja-verb-dpb~-E8m",
      "links": [
        [
          "reward",
          "reward"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 7 44 13",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 7 38 25",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 5 39 24",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 21 29 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 5 41 23",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 14 34 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 25 26 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "live up to"
      ],
      "id": "en-応える-ja-verb-9PTXeeMc",
      "links": [
        [
          "live up to",
          "live up to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 7 44 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 7 38 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 21 29 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 14 34 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 25 26 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "really feel, hit someone, come home to someone"
      ],
      "id": "en-応える-ja-verb-1G7n6NbD",
      "links": [
        [
          "feel",
          "feel"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "come home",
          "come home"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こたえる"
    },
    {
      "other": "こたえる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ta̠e̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "応える"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese ichidan verbs",
    "Japanese intransitive verbs",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese shimo ichidan verbs",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "応える",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "応",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaferu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応え",
      "roman": "kotae",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "応",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えた",
      "roman": "kotaeta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "応",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaeta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "応えれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こたえれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kotaereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こたえる",
        "hhira": "こたへる",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "応(こた)える • (kotaeru) ^(←こたへる (kotaferu)?)intransitive ichidan (stem 応(こた)え (kotae), past 応(こた)えた (kotaeta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "kotaeru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "答",
          "こた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "答える"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Unfortunately, in too many countries, calls for change have thus far been answered by violence.",
          "roman": "Zannen nagara, amari ni ōku no kuniguni ga, henka o motomeru koe ni bōryoku de kotaete kita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "残",
              "ざん"
            ],
            [
              "念",
              "ねん"
            ],
            [
              "余",
              "あま"
            ],
            [
              "多",
              "おお"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "くに"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "ぐに"
            ],
            [
              "変",
              "へん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "求",
              "もと"
            ],
            [
              "声",
              "こえ"
            ],
            [
              "暴",
              "ぼう"
            ],
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ],
            [
              "応",
              "こた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "残念ながら、余りに多くの国々が、変化を求める声に暴力で応えてきた。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "answer, respond to a call, request"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ],
        [
          "respond",
          "respond"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reward"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reward",
          "reward"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "live up to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "live up to",
          "live up to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "really feel, hit someone, come home to someone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feel",
          "feel"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "come home",
          "come home"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こたえる"
    },
    {
      "other": "こたえる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ta̠e̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "応える"
}

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