応ずる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
應ずる (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Verb

(おう)ずる (ōzuruintransitive suru (stem (おう) (ōji), past (おう)じた (ōjita))

  1. answer, reply to
  2. consent, obey
  3. be in proportion to, depend on

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN