ChiramiN4 kanji · 12 strokes
答 means answer
答
竹 bamboo · 合 fit
答Memory trick
Bamboo strips (竹) that fit (合) together: an answer.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- solution, answer
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) こたえる kotaeru
こたえる (kotaeru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: こたえ kotae
From Chinese (onyomi) トウ tou
トウ (tou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
答え こたえ · kotae
answer, reply
Built from
Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.
Quick check
What does 答 mean?
Right: 答 means answer.Not quite: 答 means answer.In 答え, which reading does 答 use?
Right. 答え is read こたえ (kotae): 答 takes こた, its Japanese reading, with え after it.Not quite. 答え is read こたえ (kotae): 答 takes こた, its Japanese reading, with え after it.