答

answer; solution

12 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 486.

Readings

• トウ (on reading): 回答 (かいとう) reply; 解答 (かいとう) answer
• こたえる (kun reading): 答える (こたえる) to answer; 質問に答える (しつもんにこたえる) to answer a question
• こたえ (kun reading): 答え (こたえ) answer; 口答え (くちごたえ) retort

Components

• 竹
• 合
• 一 radical one
• 𠆢 radical person roof
• 乞 radical beg
• 口 radical mouth
• 竹 radical bamboo

Words using 答

• 回答 (かいとう) reply
• 解答 (かいとう) answer
• 返答 (へんとう) reply
• 応答 (おうとう) reply
• 答案 (とうあん) examination paper
• 答える (こたえる) to answer
• 質問に答える (しつもんにこたえる) to answer a question
• 答え (こたえ) answer
• 口答え (くちごたえ) retort
• 答え合わせ (こたえあわせ) checking answers (e.g. to homework problems)
• 受け答え (うけこたえ) reply
• 答えにくい質問 (こたえにくいしつもん) awkward (difficult) question
• 答ふ (こたう) to answer

112 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists