応じます（おうじます、oujimasu）
- to respond

The Japanese verb 応じます応じます (読み方: おうじます) primarily means "to respond," "to answer," "to comply with," "to meet," or "to accept." It implies a reaction or action taken in relation to something else, like a request, offer, or situation. The specific nuance depends on the context. It signifies a willingness to take action or give a response.

⚫︎ご要望に応じます。 Translation: I will comply with your request. ⚫︎彼の提案に応じませんでした。 Translation: I didn't accept his proposal. ⚫︎状況に応じて、対応します。 Translation: I will respond according to the situation.

応じます応じます is used in formal situations and polite speech. It is used when someone is responding to a request, an offer, an invitation, a challenge, or a situation. You can use this when you want to show your willingness to act in accordance to something. The polite form, which makes it suitable in professional or polite contexts. For instance, you could use it when accepting a job offer, responding to a customer's inquiry, or agreeing to a proposal. It’s also often used in formal written communication.

⚫︎The verb is typically written as 応じます in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎The kanji is 応, which means "to respond," "to answer," or "to support." ⚫︎The hiragana suffix is じます, which is the polite masu-form ending. ⚫︎The verb conjugates regularly. For example, the plain form is 応じる, the te-form is 応じて, and the negative form is 応じません応じません. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to kanji) is じ, which is essential to the correct reading and meaning of the kanji 応. There are no alternative forms.

⚫︎答えます (こたえます): To answer, to reply. ⚫︎答える (こたえる): to respond, to answer. (plain form) ⚫︎対応します (たいおうします): To handle, to deal with, to respond to. ⚫︎承諾します (しょうだくします): To consent, to agree, to accept. ⚫︎受け入れます (うけいれます): To accept, to receive.

⚫︎断ります (ことわります): To refuse, to decline. ⚫︎拒否します (きょひします): To reject, to deny. ⚫︎反対します (はんたいします): To oppose, to object.

お客様からの問い合わせに、迅速に応じます。 ・Translation: We will respond quickly to inquiries from customers. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates the use of 応じます in a customer service context, showing a commitment to provide quick responses.

彼の要求には応じられません。 ・Translation: We cannot comply with his request. ・Explanation: This shows 応じます in the negative form, expressing the inability to fulfill a request or meet a demand.

The kanji 応 (おう) combines elements related to "response," "reply," and "support". It is a verb that came to be used in Japanese to indicate the actions that involve a response or a taking action. Therefore, 応じます応じます reflects the historical development in which the kanji became associated with the modern meaning.