単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,173 most used

答える

こたえる3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to answer

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Answer the question.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

Just answer the question.

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MEANING

1

to answer; to reply

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 答える this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

堪えるto bear; to stand; to endureこたえる · not in tangoya
応えるto respond; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)こたえる

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,173 most used

Written答える only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium