答
トウ・こたえる・こたえ
Answer
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮
- 音読み
- トウ
- 訓読み
- こた.える、こた.え
Meaning
Answer · respuesta, responder
Readings
- On (音読み): トウ
- Kun (訓読み): こた.える・こた.え
Example words
- 答える（こたえる）— to answer
- 答え（こたえ）— answer
- 回答（かいとう）— reply; response
Structure
Radical 竹 written as ⺮ here (たけ・たけかんむり · Bamboo) · 12 strokes · school grade 2
Watch out
答える takes に, like Spanish responder a / French répondre à: 質問に答える, never ×質問を答える. Bamboo (⺮) + 合 (fit): the answer that fits the question.
Common mistakes
- 答える takes に, like Spanish responder a / French répondre à: 質問に答える, never ×質問を答える. Bamboo (⺮) + 合 (fit): the answer that fits the question.
Examples
答えるこたえる
to answer
答えこたえ
answer
回答かいとう
reply; response
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