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solution
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingこた.える、こた.え
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. solutionRtK
  2. answer
  1. to answer
  2. to reply

Popular Usage

答える解答回答

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bamboo (竹) · fit · meeting · umbrella · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1018

Compound words

答えるこたえる
to answer; to reply
解答かいとう
answer; solution
回答かいとう
reply; answer
問答もんどう
questions and answers; dialogue
返答するへんとうする
to reply
回答するかいとうする
to reply
応答おうとう
reply; answer; response
贈答ぞうとう
exchange of presents
答えこたえ
answer; reply; response; answer; solution
答案とうあん
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
答申とうしん
report; reply; findings
答弁とうべん
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
返答へんとう
reply; answer
口答えくちごたえ
retort; back talk; backchat
禅問答ぜんもんどう
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
押し問答おしもんどう
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
珍答ちんとう
absurd reply
答辯とうべん
response
応答能おうとうのう
competence
押問答おしもんどう
arguing back and forth
加答児カタル
catarrh
解答欄かいとうらん
answer column (section)
回答者かいとうしゃ
respondent
答申書とうしんしょ
a report (of one's findings)

Additional Examples

彼は非常にうろたえていたので彼の答えは全然意味をなさなかった。
He was so confused that his answer did not make any sense.tatoeba
彼は悲しそうな様子で答えた。
He answered with a sad air.tatoeba
彼は彼女の申し出に笑って答えた。
He responded to her offer with a laugh.tatoeba
彼は農園主の微笑んでいる赤ら顔をじっと見て、「はい」と答えました。
He looked into the farmer's smiling red face, "Yes, sir." He said.tatoeba
富樫はこう答える。
Togashi answers this.wiki
すると義経は、こう答える。
Then Yoshitsune answers as follows.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 答

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