に応じて details
depending on; in step with N (a variable that changes)
天気に応じて服装を変えたほうがいいよ。
tenki ni oujite fukusou o kaeta hou ga ii yo.
You should change what you wear depending on the weather. casual
会費は所得に応じて決められている。
kaihi wa shotoku ni oujite kimerarete iru.
Membership fees are set according to income. neutral
- literary
- adnominal
Examples
depending on; in step with — the outcome varies as N varies
天気に応じて服装を変えたほうがいいよ。
tenki ni oujite fukusou o kaeta hou ga ii yo.
You should change what you wear depending on the weather. casual
会費は所得に応じて決められている。
kaihi wa shotoku ni oujite kimerarete iru.
Membership fees are set according to income. neutral
当社は、お客様のニーズに応じて柔軟にサービスを調整いたします。
tousha wa, okyakusama no niizu ni oujite juunan ni saabisu o chousei itashimasu.
Our company flexibly adjusts its services according to customer needs. formal
Formation
{N}におうじてattaches to noun
Variant notes
- に応じ — て-drop for written and formal connecting clauses — 収入に応じ税額が決まる; not used in conversation.
- に応じた — modifies a following noun directly — 状況に応じた対応 "a response suited to the situation"; に応じて cannot sit in that slot.
Related patterns
Similar
に応じて demands a VARIABLE the outcome scales with — change the noun's value and the result changes too (収入に応じて税額が変わる), while に沿って demands a fixed guideline, plan, or path the action tracks without straying, and nothing in it varies proportionally (マニュアルに沿って作業する) — try に応じて on a rulebook that never changes and there is no scale left to respond to.
Lookalikes
One character apart and built on the same 応 kanji, and both genuinely fit a request — but 応じる frames the reaction as COMPLYING with or tracking a condition (要求に応じて値下げした "lowered the price in compliance with the demand"), while 応える frames it as LIVING UP TO someone's hope (要求に応えて値下げした "lowered the price to satisfy what they wanted") — swap them and the same sentence shifts from grudging compliance to a generous response.