Browsing the blog archivesfor the day Thursday, September 30th, 2010

To Respond or to React

ō-jiru, kota-eru, ō (nō) Both ōjiru and kotaeru means to respond. When can we use these words? When somebody responds in the sense of “ōjiru” or “kotaeru,” they accommodate your request. The character itself often implies “to react to something.” Application is ōyō. It suggests the word includes the process of reacting and using. Reaction [...]