Translation guide
How to express 'meet demands' in Japanese, covering business, customer, and general contexts.
We developed a new product to meet customer demands.
Specifically for meeting market demand or supply-demand balance.
To meet the growing demand, we expanded the factory.
Common in business contexts, using the loanword 'needs'.
We provide services that meet customer needs.
To satisfy specific criteria, conditions, or standards.
To fulfill or live up to expectations.
応える (kotaeru) is used for responding to demands, needs, or expectations (often human-oriented). 満たす (mitasu) is used for fulfilling conditions, standards, or requirements (often objective criteria).
meet demands
meet conditions
Applicants must meet all the criteria.
The results did not meet expectations.