答 Kanji – solution

The Japanese kanji 答 can mean solution, answer.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: solution, answer
Onyomi: トウ
Kunyomi: こたえる, こたえ
Romaji: tou, kotaeru, kotae
JLPT: 3
Frequency Rank: 486

How is 答 read?

答 has the onyomi reading トウ and the kunyomi readings こたえる, こたえ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as tou, kotaeru, kotae.

Common Japanese Words Using 答

These common Japanese words contain 答. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 加答児(カタル) — catarrh
  • 応答(おうとう) — reply, answer, response
  • 押し問答(おしもんどう) — arguing back and forth, bandying words, verbal tug-of-war
  • 解答(かいとう) — answer, solution
  • 回答(かいとう) — reply, answer
  • 口答え(くちごたえ) — retort, back talk, backchat
  • 禅問答(ぜんもんどう) — Zen dialogue, Zen questions and answers
  • 贈答(ぞうとう) — exchange of presents
  • 答え(こたえ) — answer, reply, response
  • 答える(こたえる) — to answer, to reply

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