respond / apply
N2- Onyomi
- オウ
- Kunyomi
- こた(える)
- Stroke count
- 7
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 応 down and you get 广 (building / lean-to) — a roof with one open side, built against a wall, and beside it 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture a house under its roof, put 応 inside it, and let that scene stand for "respond" — respond / apply. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 7
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は7画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 7 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
応用
ouyou
application (of knowledge)
適応
tekiou
adaptation
相応しい
fusawashii
suitable
応募
oubo
application (for a job)
対応
taiou
handling
応援
ouen
cheering
Example sentences (6)
学んだ文法を会話に応用しています。
まなんだ ぶんぽう を かいわ に おうよう しています。
mananda bunpou o kaiwa ni ouyou shiteimasu.
I apply the grammar I learned to conversation.
基礎を理解していなければ、応用することはできません。
きそ を りかい して いなければ、おうよう する こと は できません。
kiso o rikai shite inakereba, ouyou suru koto wa dekimasen.
If you do not understand the basics, you cannot apply them.
新しい環境にすぐ適応しました。
あたらしい かんきょう に すぐ てきおう しました。
atarashii kankyou ni sugu tekiou shimashita.
I adapted to the new environment quickly.
変化の速い業界では、適応する力が求められます。
へんか の はやい ぎょうかい で は、てきおう する ちから が もとめられます。
henka no hayai gyoukai de wa, tekiou suru chikara ga motomeraremasu.
In a fast-changing industry, the ability to adapt is what is called for.
この場に相応しい服装を選びました。
この ば に ふさわしい ふくそう を えらびました。
kono ba ni fusawashii fukusou o erabimashita.
I chose clothing suitable for the occasion.
経験から見て、彼はその役に相応しいと思います。
けいけん から みて、かれ は その やく に ふさわしい と おもいます。
keiken kara mite, kare wa sono yaku ni fusawashii to omoimasu.
Judging from his experience, I think he is right for the role.