漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
応: apply, answer
Also: yes, OK, reply, accept
JLPT N17 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met
心 carries the meaning · 广 gives the sound
7 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
オウou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 応じるおうじるrespond, satisfy, accept [v.i.]
- 応募するおうぼするapply (e.g. position)
- 応答するおうとうするreply, answer [v.i.]
- 応援するおうえんするaid, support, cheer
- 応用するおうようするapply, put to practical use
- 対応するたいおうするcope with, deal with
- 適応するてきおうするadapt, accommodate, conform
-ノウ-nou · on'yomi
- 反応するはんのうするreact, respond
- 順応するじゅんのうするadapt
Also read ヨウ, あたる, まさに, こたえる, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)䧹 (sound) + 心 heart (meaning)
Source: Wiktionary, 應 (rev. 92200502), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read -ノウ
1 kanji shares this on'yomiIn ChineseSimplified 应 · traditional 應 · yīng
Three different forms: Japanese 応, simplified 应, traditional 應.
- Simplified
- 应 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 應 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yīng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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