# 応 — Respond

Frequency rank 301 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 斜 (Diagonal), less common than 広 (Wide).

- On’yomi: おう
- Kun’yomi: こた
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A canopy shelters a heart below — under the canopy, your heart listens and responds to every call, always ready to answer.

In words:

- 応じる おうじる — to respond,to satisfy,to accept,to comply with,to apply for
- 応ずる おうずる — to answer,to respond,to meet,to satisfy,to accept
- 応援 おうえん — aid,assistance,help,reinforcement

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