応じる

おうじる · oujiru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan

to respond

Sounds like Oh, sure! — what you say when you comply with a request

応 means respond, as in 反応 (reaction), 対応 (handling) and 応答 (reply). Add the verb ending じる and you get to respond, or to go along with what is asked: 要求に応じる, to meet a demand.

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