Japanese word

応じる

Pronunciation

Romajiōjiru

Meaning

  • verbrespond

Example

先生の呼びかけに応じます。sen sei no yo bi ka ke ni ō ji ma su

I respond to the teacher's call.

Illustration for 応じる (respond)

More examples

その店は客の要望に応じています。so no mise wa kyaku no yō bō ni ō ji te i ma su

The store is meeting its customers' requests.

Core concept

It describes responding to an outside prompt by taking an action that fits the request or situation.

Common phrases

  • 期待に応じるki tai ni ō ji ru

    meet expectations

  • 要望に応じるyō bō ni ō ji ru

    respond to a request

  • 変化に応じるhen ka ni ō ji ru

    respond to changes

Similar words

答えるkotaeru: To provide a spoken or written answer to a question.
応えるkotaeru: To meet a request, need, or expectation through suitable action.
対応するtaiōsuru: To deal appropriately with a request, problem, or situation.

Definition in Japanese

相手の質問や要求などを受け、その内容に合わせて答えたり行動したりする。ai te no shitsu mon ya yō kyū na do o u ke so no nai yō ni a wa se te kota e ta ri kō dō shi ta ri su ru

Word origin

As a Sino-Japanese verb, 応じる (ōjiru) is based on 応 (ō, "respond") and is the modern form related to 応ずる (ōzuru).

Usage tips

  • In Japanese news and business writing, 応じる (ōjiru) often describes action taken after a request, so it can mean more than merely giving a spoken reply.

Other meanings

  • comply withverb
  • meetverb
  • acceptverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 応じ方ōjikataway of respondingnoun

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