Word Meaning 答える

こたえる kotaeru

答える is read as こたえる (kotaeru) and means to answer.

Meaning

English

  1. to answer
  2. to reply

Reading

Kana

こたえる

Romaji

kotaeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 問う,尋ねる Rank 8723 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

こたえ

answer

答え

こたえ

answer

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

答え合わせ

こたえあわせ

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems)

答弁者

とうべんしゃ

respondent

問答

もんどう

questions and answers

Example Sentences

10

みんなのまえでこたえるのはきんちょうする。

Answering in front of everyone makes me nervous.

You don't have to answer.

It's your turn to answer the question.

He was reluctant to answer.

When I see typos I lose interest in answering.

That question is easy to answer.

He hesitated before answering.

It's difficult to answer this question.

You don't have to answer this question.

You don't have to answer right away.