響く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 響く is read as ひびく and can mean “to echo” or “to affect”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show a bell echoing through a valley and material costs affecting a business.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It means sound reverberating or a factor affecting an outcome; the affected area is marked with に, as in 経営に響く.