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How to say 'Answer' in Japanese | 回答

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The Japanese word for Answer is 'Kaitou', written as 回答 in Japanese.'Answer' in hiragana is かいとう.

    word

    回答

    Meaning

    Answer

    Reading

    かいとう

    kaitou

    Kanji

    Revolve, Times Answer

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '回答 (かいとう)' means 'answer' or 'response'. It is commonly used in formal or written contexts, such as answering a question, survey, or inquiry. This word is often paired with verbs like 'する' to form the phrase '回答する (かいとうする)', meaning 'to answer' or 'to respond'. For example: Please answer the question「質問に回答してください」(しつもんにかいとうしてください). The company provided an answer to the inquiry「会社はその問い合わせに回答しました」(かいしゃはそのといあわせにかいとうしました). Note that '回答' is more formal than casual alternatives like '答え (こたえ)'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    3310

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 回答

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Answer

Words Related to 回答 Through the Kanji

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Times

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    回す

    Meaning

    Turn, Pass

  • word

    回路

    Meaning

    Circuit

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    次回

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    回復

    Meaning

    Recovery

  • word

    回収

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    回避

    Meaning

    Avoidance

  • word

    回り

    Meaning

    Rotation, Around

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    毎回

    Meaning

    Every time

  • word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

Words Related to 回答 Through the Kanji

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 答 as well.

  • word

    答える

    Meaning

    Answer

  • word

    答え

    Meaning

    Answer

  • word

    問答

    Meaning

    Dialogue

  • word

    答案

    Meaning

    Answer, Test paper

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What does 'Kaitou' (回答) mean?

'Kaitou' means 'Answer' .

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