こた
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
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
sometimes 堪える
Kanji used
respond with action
Pitch accent
える
たえ
Top 1900
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
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
Examples (4 in total)
He will never live up to his parent's expectations.
We have adequate inventories of the product to meet local demand.
I've tried adding a few sentences in response to your request.
Our company's first priority is meeting our customers' needs.