How to say 'Answer' in Japanese | 答え

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The Japanese word for Answer is 'Kotae', written as 答え in Japanese.'Answer' in hiragana is こたえ.

word

答え

Meaning

Answer

Reading

こたえ

kotae

Kanji

答Answer

Explanation

The Japanese noun '答え (こたえ)' means 'answer'. It is used to refer to a response to a question, problem, or situation. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: What is the answer?「答えは何ですか？」(こたえはなんですか？). I know the answer「答えを知っています」(こたえをしっています). It can also be used metaphorically to describe a solution or resolution to a problem. For instance: The answer to this problem is simple「この問題の答えは簡単です」(このもんだいのこたえはかんたんです).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1533

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 答え

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

答

Meaning

Answer

Hiragana in the Word 答え

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

え

Reading

Words Related to 答え Through the Kanji 答

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 答 as well.

word

答える

Meaning

Answer

word

回答

Meaning

Answer

word

問答

Meaning

Dialogue

word

答案

Meaning

Answer, Test paper

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'Kotae' means 'Answer' .

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