Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation 対応する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 対たい 応おう する 対たい 応おう しない Polite 対たい 応おう します 対たい 応おう しません Past polite 対たい 応おう しました 対たい 応おう しませんでした Past 対たい 応おう した 対たい 応おう しなかった Te-form 対たい 応おう して 対たい 応おう しないで Desire 対たい 応おう したい 対たい 応おう したくない Potential 対たい 応おう できる 対たい 応おう できない Passive 対たい 応おう される 対たい 応おう されない Causative 対たい 応おう させる 対たい 応おう させない Causative passive 対たい 応おう させられる 対たい 応おう させられない Volitional 対たい 応おう しよう Polite volitional 対たい 応おう しましょう Imperative 対たい 応おう しろ 対たい 応おう するな Conditional 対たい 応おう すれば 対たい 応おう しなければ Tara conditional 対たい 応おう したら 対たい 応おう しなかったら
Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. correspondence; equivalence 2. suitability; matching; being appropriate 3. dealing with; handling; response 4. compatibility; support Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 対たい 応おう する to deal with / respond to a situation
The company responded quickly to the customer's inquiry.
〈 物もの 〉 に 対たい 応おう している to be compatible with something
This software is compatible with Windows 10.
〈 事こと 〉 と 対たい 応おう する to correspond to something (one-to-one)
English words don't always correspond one-to-one with Japanese words.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 のニーズに 対たい 応おう する to meet/match the needs of a place or market
This product was designed to meet the needs of the region.
対たい 応おう が 早はや い to have a quick response/turnaround
This shop's response is fast, which is a relief.
〈 事こと 〉 に 対たい 応おう できる to be able to handle/cope with a situation
We set up a system capable of handling even emergencies.
Expressions 大人おとな の 対たい 応おう adult response; mature handling; grown-up behavior 対たい 応おう に 追お われる be swamped with responses; be busy dealing with inquiries Kanji 対 vis-a-vis, opposite, even Related words· 14 対処 emphasizes taking concrete measures to cope with a problem, while 対応 more broadly covers any response, matching, or compatibility, not just problem-solving actions.
応対 specifically refers to receiving and dealing with people, such as visitors or phone calls, whereas 対応 has a broader scope including abstract problems and technical compatibility.
反応 is a more passive, often biological or chemical 'reaction', while 対応 implies an active, deliberate 'response' or 'handling' of a situation.
対応する is a neutral, practical term for dealing with or responding to a situation, while 応える carries a sense of fulfilling someone's expectations or needs.
Show 10 more Show fewer 対応 means how someone deals with or responds to a situation, while 出方 focuses on the outward posture or move they choose to take before responding.
取り組み suggests a proactive, ongoing effort to tackle an issue, whereas 対応 often refers to responding or reacting to a situation as it arises.
対応する emphasizes actively handling or dealing with a situation, while 応ずる focuses on responding or complying with a specific request or demand.
対応 focuses on how staff respond to or deal with a customer or situation, while 取り扱い covers the broader handling of goods, equipment, or matters.
対応 focuses on how one responds to or deals with a situation or person, whereas 扱い emphasizes the manner in which something or someone is treated or operated.
対応 focuses on responding to a situation or person, while 処理 emphasizes the act of processing or disposing of something systematically.
対応 emphasizes the act of responding to or dealing with a situation or person, while 処遇 emphasizes the resulting status or condition someone is given.
対応する stresses responding appropriately to a situation or person, while 扱う focuses on the act of managing or handling it.
対応 refers to the act of responding to or handling a situation as it unfolds, while 対策 refers to a specific planned measure decided in advance.
対応 is the neutral word for responding or corresponding to something, while 呼応 carries a stronger sense of mutual, matched response.
Don't confuse with 応対 and 対応 use the same two kanji in reverse order, but 応対 means specifically dealing with a person face-to-face or by phone, while 対応 is broader, covering abstract responses, measures, or compatibility.
対応 means correspondence or response to a situation, while 相応 means being suitably matched to one's status or circumstance.
対応 (response, handling, correspondence) shares the kanji 対 with 対話 but means dealing with or matching something, not engaging in conversation.
Word family· 25 immediate response; prompt handling
cold shoulder; curt response; unenthusiastic interaction
corresponding value
corresponding version; compatible version · supported version
countermeasure; measure to deal with something
Show 5 more Show fewer responder; handler; person who deals with a matter · counterpart
correspondence table; mapping table; lookup table
correspondence theory of truth
god-tier response; incredible service
incompatible; unsupported; not compatible
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Etymology From 対 (たい , 'opposite, pair') + 応 (おう , 'respond, answer'), conveying the idea of responding in a paired or matching way.
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