おう
応
たい
対

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.), receiving (callers, visitors, etc.), attending to, handling, serving.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おう
応
たい
対
 応対 おうたい ✔
おう
応
たい
待
 応待 おうたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

apply, answer, yes
オウ　こた.える　-ノウ (5th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
vis-a-vis, opposite, even
タイ　つし　ツイ (3rd, N3)
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)