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応じる (おうじる, oujiru) Japanese meaning: respond | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 応じる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 応おう じる 応おう じない Polite 応おう じます 応おう じません Past polite 応おう じました 応おう じませんでした Past 応おう じた 応おう じなかった Te-form 応おう じて 応おう じないで Desire 応おう じたい 応おう じたくない Potential 応おう じられる also 応おう じれる 応おう じられない also 応おう じれない Passive 応おう じられる 応おう じられない Causative 応おう じさせる 応おう じさせない Causative passive 応おう じさせられる 応おう じさせられない Volitional 応おう じよう Polite volitional 応おう じましょう Imperative 応おう じろ 応おう じるな Conditional 応おう じれば 応おう じなければ Tara conditional 応おう じたら 応おう じなかったら
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お 客きゃく 様さま の ご 要よう 望ぼう に 応おう じ て 、 メニュー を 変へん 更こう し まし た 。
We changed the menu in response to customer requests.
If you comply with the conditions, we will sign the contract.
He accepted the interview invitation.
Usage patterns 〈 相あい 手て 〉 の 要よう 求きゅう に 応おう じる to comply with someone's demand
The company complied with the workers' demands.
インタビューに 応おう じる to agree to be interviewed
He agreed to an interview with the reporter.
呼よ びかけに 応おう じる to respond to an appeal or call
Many people responded to the call for volunteers.
〈 事こと 〉 に 応おう じて 〈 物もの 〉 を 変か える to change something according to circumstances
I change my clothes according to the weather.
Expressions 応おう じて in proportion to; according to; depending on に 応おう じて depending on; in accordance with; according to 場ば 合あい に 応おう じて depending on the situation; as the situation demands Related words· 6 応ずる is a more formal, literary variant of 応じる, used in the same contexts but with a stiffer tone.
答える means specifically to answer a question or respond to expectations, while 応じる covers a broader range including complying, accepting, and applying.
従う means to obey or follow rules and orders, whereas 応じる implies a more voluntary response to a request or condition.
応じる is the everyday verb for responding to or complying with a request, while 添う (as in 〜に添う) is a more formal, often written expression for meeting expectations or wishes.
Show 2 more 応じる means to respond or answer to a request or situation, while 対する marks what a reaction or attitude is directed toward, often used as ～に対して before a verb.
応じる means to respond or adapt to changing circumstances or requests, while 即する means to conform precisely to an established fact or standard.
Etymology Compound of 応 (おう, 'respond') + じる (verb-forming suffix). The suffix じる derives from classical ず, attaching to Sino-Japanese nouns to form verbs.
