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Kanji Detail for 答 - "answer, reply, solution"

答

  • Meaning

    答 means "answer, reply, solution."

    1. Answer - A response to a question.

    2. Reply - To respond; to answer back.

    3. Solution - The resolution to a problem.

  • Words using 答

    • 回答 かいとう Listen reply; answer
    • 答申 とうしん Listen report; reply; findings
    • 答え こたえ Listen answer; reply; response
    • 応答 おうとう Listen reply; answer; response
    • 解答 かいとう Listen answer; solution
    • 答案 とうあん Listen examination paper; examination script; answer sheet
    • 問答 もんどう Listen questions and answers; dialogue
    • 返答 へんとう Listen reply; answer

  • Four-character idioms with 答

    • 自問自答 じもんじとう Listen answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing
    • 一問一答 いちもんいっとう Listen answering question by question
    • 問答無用 もんどうむよう Listen there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
    • 問答無益 もんどうむえき Listen there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
    • 愚問愚答 ぐもんぐとう Listen silly questions and silly answers; silly dialogue
    • 質疑応答 しつぎおうとう Listen question and answer session

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    • Verified meaning: answer, reply, solution
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    solution; answer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    answer, reply; return; assent to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    answer, reply; to return; to assent to

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To repay. Returning courtesy is called 答. Such as 答拜 (return a visit). | To respond is called 答. Such as 答問 (answer questions).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kota.e(こた-え) こた-え

    kota.eru(こた-える) こた-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    answer reply solution acknowledge response explanation reaction rejoinder respond retort verdict counter decision

Sentences including 答

  • He needs to answer the question.

  • He didn't answer the question on purpose.

  • Your answer is right.

  • He kindly answered questions.

  • She answered with tears.

  • He asked an awkward question.

  • Your paper contains too many mistakes.

  • I'll be happy to answer your question.

  • She knows better than to answer back to him.

  • All the answers to this question were wrong.

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