Word Meaning 応変

おうへん ouhen

応変 is read as おうへん (ouhen) and means appropriate (urgent) response.

Meaning

English

appropriate (urgent) response
expediency

Reading

Kana

おうへん

Romaji

ouhen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 28105 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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応天門の変

おうてんもんのへん

Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)

応変能力

おうへんのうりょく

ability to take proper steps to meet the situation

臨機応変

りんきおうへん

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment

適応デルタ変調

てきおうでるたへんちょう

Adaptive Delta Modulation

褐変反応

かっぺんはんのう

browning reaction

適応的差分パルス符号変調

てきおうてきさぶんぱるすふごうへんちょう

adaptive differential pulse-code modulation

応用

おうよう

applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

応じる

おうじる

to respond

応援

おうえん

cheering

応対

おうたい

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.)

応募

おうぼ

application

応答

おうとう

Example Sentences

臨機応変にやろうよ。

Let's play it by ear.

彼は臨機応変の処置を取った。

He took the proper steps to meet the situation.

今こそが重要な時です。どうかまだあまり頑固に固執せず、臨機応変に対応できないままではいけません。

Now is the critical moment. Please stop being so stubborn and inflexible, completely unable to adapt flexibility.