こたえる

Japanese

Etymology 1

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【答える】 [verb] (intransitive) to answer a question [verb] (transitive) to say in reply to a question

(This term, こたえる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as こたえる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こたえる.)

Etymology 2

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【応える】 [verb] answer, respond to a call, request [verb] reward [verb] live up to [verb] really feel, hit someone, come home to someone

(This term, こたえる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as こたえる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こたえる.)

Etymology 3

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【堪える】 [verb] to endure, to withstand [verb] Fixed expression: 堪えられない: irresistable, really good [verb] Fixed expression: 持ち堪える: to hang on, to withstand, to endure, to hold up

(This term, こたえる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as こたえる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こたえる.)