JapanLingo

対応たいおう

taiou

handling / response

N3

How to remember this word

対応 is responding to whatever comes at you — a support ticket, a bug, a customer. 対応中 means “on it,” and 対応できます also means something is compatible.

Example sentences

Example 1

okyakusama kara no toiawase ni taiou shimashita.

I handled an inquiry from a customer.

Example 2

hayaku taiou shite kureta node, okyakusama mo anshin shita you desu.

Because we responded quickly, the customer seems relieved as well.