漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 212 strokesRadical
On
トウ
Kun
こた(える)
Meaning
answer

Origin

ORIGIN

A reply written on bamboo that fits (合) the question — an answer.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ答弁・応答・問答
こたえる答える

Compare: 応える

こたえ答え

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 答えこたえ

    answer

  • 口答えくちごたえ

    talking back

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

答えが わかりました。

I found the answer.

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