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応こたえる

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Inflections of 応える
Common
こたえる
こたえる
Meaning
    1. ①
      to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
      occ. written as 報える
      あなたは御ご両親りょうしんの期待きたいに応こたえるべきだ。
      You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.
    2. 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
      occ. written as 徹える
      See also: 耐える (たえる)
      それは彼かれの身みに応こたえだした。
      It is beginning to tell on him.
Kanji
応 オウ apply, answer, yes
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3)

胸むねにこたえる

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Inflections of 胸にこたえる
むねにこたえる
✨
Meaning
    1. to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note
Kanji
胸 キョウ bosom, breast, chest
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