こたえる

応える

表記・読み：報える・徹える・こたえる

1. 1

   to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)

   一段動詞自動詞occ. written as 報える
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

   一段動詞自動詞occ. written as 徹える