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Translingual
Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai character. Simplified from 應 (elimination of 倠).
Han character
応 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 戈心 (IP) or 難難戈心 (XXIP), composition ⿸广心)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 377, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10347
- Dae Jaweon: page 703, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 875, character 16
- Unihan data for U+5FDC
Chinese
Japanese
Kanji
応
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 應)
Readings
- Go-on: おう (ō, Jōyō)←おう (ou, historical)
- Kan-on: よう (yō)←よう (you, historical)
- Kun: こたえる (kotaeru, 応える, Jōyō)←こたへる (kotaferu, 応へる, historical)、いらえる (iraeru, 応える)←いらへる (iraferu, 応へる, historical)
- Nanori: かず (kazu)、たか (taka)、のぶ (nobu)、のり (nori)、まさ (masa)
Compounds
Etymology
| Alternative spelling
|
| 應 (kyūjitai)
|
/ou/ → /oː/
From Middle Chinese 應 (MC 'ingH).
Pronunciation
Affix
応 • (ō)
- respond, reply, answer (a question, call, etc.)
- accept, admit, agree, consent
- in accordance with
- adequate, balanced, fitting, suitable
Derived terms
Noun
応 • (ō)
- (rare) an acceptance, admittance, agreement, consent
Proper noun
応 • (Ō)
- a surname
References