答え (Kotae): Answer, Reply

Meaning

English

answer
reply
response
solution
result

Reading

Kana

こたえ

Romaji

kotae

Writing Variants

応えこたえ kotae
答こたえ kotae
報えこたえ kotae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 問い,問 Rank 764 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

答

こたえ

answer

答える

こたえる

to answer

口答え

くちごたえ

retort

答弁

とうべん

response

答案

とうあん

answer (to an exam question)

答申

とうしん

report

答礼

とうれい

return of a courtesy

答辞

とうじ

address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony)

答案用紙

とうあんようし

answer sheet

答弁書

とうべんしょ

written response

受け答え

うけこたえ

reply

問答

もんどう

questions and answers

Example Sentences

10

答え

Answer me!

答えた。

I answered.

何問答えた？

How many questions did you answer?

どう答えたの？

What did you answer?

何て答えたの？

What did you answer?

口答えするな。

Don't answer me back.

それは答えだ。

That's the answer.

誰かが答えた。

Somebody answered.

トムは答えた。

Tom answered.

これが答えですか？

Is this the answer?