1
responder;contestar;dar en el blanco;tomar su peaje;recompensar
1
to respond;to answer;to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
occ. written as 報える
あなたは御両親の期待に応えるべきだ。
You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.
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)
それは彼の身に応えだした。
It is beginning to tell on him.
Other forms
報える 【こたえる】 (search-only kanji form) · 徹える 【こたえる】 (search-only kanji form)