應: should; must | to respond

應 [应] yīng

verb | preposition | adverb
: should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
: to agree (to do something)

應 [应] yìng

: to respond; to answer
: to comply with; to deal or cope with

Kun Reading

応え | いらえ irae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応え | こたえ kotae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応える | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

応じる | おうじる oujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

応ずる | おうずる ouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to answer; to respond; to meet
: to satisfy; to accept

應該 [应该] ying1gai1: ought to; should; must

應[应]分 ying1fen4: should be divided; part of the job; one’s duty under the circumstances
[応分 | おうぶん oubun: according to one’s abilities; appropriate; reasonable]

應[应]名 ying1ming2: nominally; in name only

一應[应] yi1ying1: all; every
[一応 | いちおう ichiou: once; tentatively; in outline; for the time being; just in case; so far as it goes]

本應[应] ben3ying1: should have; ought to have

應[应] ying4: to respond; to answer; to comply with; to deal or cope with

應[应]用 ying4yong4: to use; to apply; application; applicable
[おうようouyou: application; put to practical use]

應[应]邀 ying4yao1: at somebody’s invitation; on invitation

應[应]付 ying4fu: to deal with; to cope

難以應付 [难以应付] nan2 yi3 ying4 fu4: hard to deal with; hard to handle

應[应]酬 ying4chou: social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party
[応酬 | おうしゅう oushuu: exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; return
: reply; riposte]

應[应]聘 ying4pin4: to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position

反應[应] fan3ying4: to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction
[反応 | はんのう hannou OR はんおう hanou: reaction; response]

適應[适应] shi4ying4: to adapt; to fit; to suit
[適応 | てきおう tekiou: adaptation; accommodation; conformity]

響應[响应] xiang3ying4: to respond to; answer

供應[应] gong1ying4: to supply; to provide; to offer
[供応 | きょうおう kyouou: entertainment; treat; feast; banquet
: immediately agreeing with someone else]

相應[应] xiang1ying4: to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly
[相応 | そうおう souou: suitability; fitness]

相応しい | ふさわしい fusawashii: appropriate; adequate; suitable

心靈感應 [心灵感应] xin1 ling2 gan3 ying4: telepathy
[精神感応 | せいしんかんのう seishin kannou]

Japanese expression
応じて | おうじて oujite
: in proportion to; according to; depending on

呼応して | こおうして koou shite
: in response; in concert

胸に応える | むねにこたえる mune ni kotaeru
: to go to one’s heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one’s heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

応急手当を施す | おうきゅうてあてをほどこす oukyou teate o hodokusu
: to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid

得たりや応と | えたりやおうと etariya outo
: readily; very eagerly; without moment’s hesitation

一応聞いて置く | いちおうきいておく ichiou kite oku
: to hear someone out anyway

一応目を通す | いちおうめをとおす ichiou me o toosu
: to glance over; to skim through; to run one’s eye over

Chinese expression | idiom
應天承運 [应天承运] ying4 tian1 cheng2 yun4
: lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times; to rule according to the will of heaven; the Divine Right of kings

應運而生 [应运而生] ying4 yun4 er2 sheng1
: to emerge to meet a historic destiny; to arise at an opportune time; able to take advantage of an opportunity; to rise to the occasion

得心應手 de2 xin1 ying4 shou3
: lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes skilled at the job; entirely in one’s element; going smoothly and easily

有求必應[应] you3 qiu2 bi4 ying4
: to grant whatever is asked for; to accede to every plea

罪有應得 [罪有应得] zui4 you3 ying1 de2
: guilty and deserves to be punished; entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime