応じる|おうじるoujiru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 応じる(おうじる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 応じます(おうじます) |
| Negative (nai) | 応じない(おうじない) |
| polite (masen) | 応じません(おうじません) |
| classical zu / nu | 応じず・応じぬ(おうじず・おうじぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 応じた(おうじた) |
| polite (mashita) | 応じました(おうじました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 応じなかった(おうじなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 応じませんでした(おうじませんでした) |
| Te form | 応じて(おうじて) |
| Potential | 応じられる(おうじられる) |
| Passive | 応じられる(おうじられる) |
| Causative | 応じさせる(おうじさせる) |
| Causative passive | 応じさせられる(おうじさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 応じれば(おうじれば) |
| tara | 応じたら(おうじたら) |
| Volitional | 応じよう(おうじよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 応じましょう(おうじましょう) |
| Imperative | 応じろ(おうじろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym受け入れるうけいれるNeutralFocuses on taking in the other's offer or thing (「要求を受け入れる」); 「応じる」 centers on responding to a demand.
- Synonym応ずるおうずるWrittenAn older form of 「応じる」 with the same meaning; more written in tone, seen mostly in documents and official notices.
- Synonym応えるこたえるNeutralCovers meeting expectations or taking a physical toll (「期待に応える」「寒さが応える」); 「応じる」 leans toward agreeing to requests.
- Related応答おうとうNeutralA noun for answering or replying (「質疑応答」), centered on the spoken response; 「応じる」 is about agreeing to or accepting a request.
- Related甘んじるあまんじるWrittenWritten-style: to be content with or resigned to something (「現状に甘んじる」), often with a sense of reluctance; 「応じる」 is simply a response, no resignation.
- Antonym拒むこばむWrittenWritten-style word for refusing or blocking; it stands opposite 「応じる」 on the accept-versus-refuse axis.
- Antonym断ることわるNeutralMeans turning down a request; the everyday spoken opposite of 「応じる」, as in 「誘いを断る」.
Use 「応じる」 for responding to or accepting a request, or adapting to circumstances. For taking in an offer use 「受け入れる」, for meeting expectations 「応える」, for question-and-answer 「応答」; to refuse, 「断る」 or 「拒む」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


