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4 words matching 'こたえる' found
こたえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
答える
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Reading : こたえる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to answer; to reply
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 178,423 which gives a rank of 162
答える is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 29,800,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 337 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3469
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
その
しつもん
質問
むずか
しくて
だれ
こた
えられなかった

So difficult was the question that no one could answer.
だれ
わたし
ぎもん
疑問
こた
えてくれなかった

Nobody answered my question.
はいほしいです
わたし
こた
えました

Yes, I do. I answered.
こたえる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,320,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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こたえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
応える
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Reading : こたえる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)  (this meaning is restricted to form 応える, 報える)
2. to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain  (see also: 堪える; sometimes 堪える)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 87,549 which gives a rank of 7,119
応える is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
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• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,600,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8149
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 7 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
しんさく
新作
ほん
われわれ
きたい
期待
こた
えなかった

His new book did not come up to our expectations.
かのじょ
彼女
かれ
かっさい
喝采
こた
えて
ぎし
辞儀
した

She bowed to acknowledge their cheering.
りゅうこう
流行
ほん
はや
みたい
という
りようしゃ
利用者
きぼう
希望
こた
えよう
とする
としょかん
図書館
きも
気持
りかい
理解
できる
I can understand the libraries’ wish to respond to patrons’ desire to quickly read trending books.
こたえる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,310,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 7 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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報える
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Reading : こたえる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 178,000 (about 408,000 results)
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徹える
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Reading : こたえる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 161,000 (about 489,000 results)
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こたえる is a reading of 2 forms of the following word:
耐える
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Reading : たえる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
3. to be fit for; to be equal to
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 137,180 which gives a rank of 1,955
耐える is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 44,000 (about 11,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4850 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5762
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
さむ
へいき
平気
あつ
えられない

I don't mind the cold, but I can't stand the heat.
かのじょ
彼女
よく
かな
しみ
えた

She bore her sorrow well.
かのじょ
彼女
その
いた
りっぱ
立派
えた

She bore the pain bravely.
堪える
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Readings : たえる    こらえる    こたえる   
堪える can be read in 3 ways: たえる (almost always used), こたえる (rare), こらえる (rare).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 116,000 (about 1,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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たえる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 94,000 (about 2,210,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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こらえる
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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怺える
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Readings : たえる    こらえる    こたえる   
怺える can be read in 3 ways: たえる (50%), こらえる (30%), こたえる (20%).
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 251,000 (about 8,230 results)
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こたえる is a reading of one form of the following word:
堪える
BOOST
Readings : こらえる    こたえる   
堪える can be read in 2 ways: こらえる (80%), こたえる (20%).
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with  (see also: 耐える:たえる; often written with kana only)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to restrain; to control; to keep a check on  (often written with kana only)
3. to forgive; to put up with; to pardon  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 25,947 which gives a rank of 108,782
堪える is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 107,000 (about 1,560,000 results)
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Example sentences:
くちびる
んで
わら
こら
えなければならなかった

I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing.
その
いた
おも
こた
える
じゅうぶん
十分
きょうど
強度
ある
The board is strong enough to bear the weight.
かれ
それ
いじょう
以上
いか
こた
える
こと
でき
出来
なかった

He couldn't keep his temper any longer.
怺える
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Reading : こらえる   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 249,000 (about 12,100 results)
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トウ   こた an answer   こたえる to answer   
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bamboo
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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オウ   おうじる to satisfy, reply, comply   こたえる to respond to   
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シン   こころ heart   
广
stony cliff
ホウ    report   むくいる to compensate, remunerate   むく reward, recompense   
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コウ   さち    しあわ    さいわ happiness   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
sealed up again
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seal
また again   
テツ    to go through, to pierce   
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step
イク   そだ to grow up   そだてる    はぐく to raise, to rear   
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private lidded
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ム   private
lid
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ぼく strike   
タイ   たえる to endure, bear   
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ジ   しか and then, moreover   
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スン   inch
カン   たえる to endure, withstand   
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ジン   はなはだしい excessive, severe   はなは immensely, greatly   
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カン   あま sweet, indulgent   あまえる to behave like a spoiled child   あまやかす to pamper   
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廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
ヒツ   ひき counter for animals   
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legs
side open box
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