Keyword
respond with action
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig653
Old form
Readings
おう
(67%)
のう
(23%)
こた
(6%)
ごた
(1%)
Composed of
house on a cliff
heart
Mnemonic

The man that lives in the house on the cliff responds with action to anyone who trespasses on his property. He shoots them right in the heart with his shotgun.

Used in vocabulary (370 in total)
reaction; response
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
depending on; dependent on
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
reply; answer; response
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
reception room; parlor; parlour
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
in proportion to; according to; depending on
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
beyond one's means or position
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
countermeasure; counter-measure
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
cheering group; cheering squad
to answer a request
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
question and answer session
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
emergency; first-aid
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
reaction of a living body
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
within one's means
(appropriate for) one's age
adaptability; flexibility
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
whether one wants to or not; without choice
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
cheering song; supporters' song
return fire; shooting back
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
Ōnin War (1467-1477)
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
reactor; reacting furnace
retribution
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
application problem; exercises
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
chewy texture
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
consent; compliance
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
adaptability; flexibility; malleability
Meiō era (1492.7.19-1501.2.29)
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
whether one wants to or not; without choice
retort; back talk; backchat
in accordance with the situation
work sent to a competition; competition entry
stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
crisis response; emergency response
qualification requirement (for a job)
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter
Ōei era (1394.7.5-1428.4.27)
auto-answer; automatic answering
problem handling; troubleshooting
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
extremely powerful weapon (e.g. nuclear); (lit.) reaction weapon
nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)
appropriate (urgent) response; expediency
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
willy-nilly; whether willing or not
to run one's eye over (e.g. to check if it's OK); to glance over; to skim through
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
side effect (from a vaccine); side reaction
whether one wants to or not; without choice
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
nuclear fission; fission reaction
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
chemical equation; reaction formula
in collusion with
Shōō era (1652.9.18-1655.4.13); Jōō era
worth listening to
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
readily; very eagerly; without moment's hesitation
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
incompatible; unsupported
practical research; applied research
satisfying quality (of a drink)
adjustment disorder; maladjustment
reaction; response
to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid
refractory
Ryakuō era (of the Northern Court) (1338.8.28-1342.4.27); Rekiō era
correspondence theory (theory that a proposition is true if and only if it corresponds to the facts)
healing crisis; cleansing reaction; reaction during the elimination of toxins after antibiotic, etc. treatment
receptionist; desk clerk
applied chemistry; adaptation
Ōan era (of the Northern Court) (1368.2.18-1375.2.27)
emergency or temporary measure
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
complete support; full support
corresponding version; supported version
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
too busy to deal with; unable to keep up
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
Kaō era (1169.4.8-1171.4.21)
Ōwa era (961.2.16-964.7.10)
conscript; draftee; selectee; inductee
elementary reaction
making a bid; tendering a bid
film screening where the audience is encouraged to participate through cheering; cheer screening
Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)
Kannō era (of the Northern Court) (1350.2.27-1352.9.27); Kan'ō era
to apply for a job; to apply for work
willy-nilly; whether willing or not
Shōō era (1288.4.28-1293.8.5)
to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid
Gen'ō era (1319.4.28-1321.2.23)
neutralization reaction
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
behavior (esp. in response to an emergency, medical situation, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
En'ō era (1239.2.7-1240.7.16)
arhat (meritorious person, esp. an epithet of Buddha)
Ōtenmon conspiracy; political incident in 866 CE centered around the destruction by fire of the main gate of the imperial palace
theory of retribution; retributivism; retributive justice
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
(in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp); tenth month of the lunar calendar
diseases for which a particular medicine is indicated
mendicant priest's begging bowl
Ōtoku era (1084.2.7-1087.4.7)
all-terrain vehicle; ATV; quad bike
Bun'ō era (1260.4.13-1261.2.20)
Ōchō era (1311.4.28-1312.3.20)
assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
responding to a demand; answering a request
too busy to deal with; unable to keep up
endothermic reaction; endothermal reaction; endoergic reaction
Ōhō era (1161.9.4-1163.3.29)
tensile strain; tensile stress
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
willy-nilly; whether willing or not
the Buddha's help (aid, succour)
negative reaction (in patient)
corresponding value
negative acknowledge; NAK
countersuit
reaction of free radicals
in response; in concert
ability to take proper steps to meet the situation; ability to adapt oneself to (the requirement of) the moment
conformism; following the crowd; swimming with the tide; me-tooism
Kōō era (of the Northern Court) (1389.2.9-1390.3.26)
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
benefit principle (of taxation)
Mantoux test (for tuberculosis)
Widal reaction (for typhoid fever)
JP Computer Emergency Response Term; JPCERT-CC
Transaction Processing Application Service Element; TPASE
response time window; response window
application-association; association
application program; application software
application-process
application-management
application convention
Asynchronous Response Mode; ARM
impulse response length
refractory period
university of applied science (e.g. the Dutch "Hogeschool" and the German "Fachhochschule" institutes of higher education)
telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)
worthiness as an opponent or challenge
adaptive differential pulse-code modulation; adaptive DPCM; ADPCM
mendicant priest's begging bowl
temperature sensitivity; sensitivity of the demand for electricity to a change of the atmospheric temperature
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
to be up-to-date; to be relevant; to respond to the times
electrostatic induction
exothermic reaction; exothermal reaction; exoergic reaction
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
Examples (157 in total)
That's a good response.
He reacted.
Are you sure you can handle this?