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答

答 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. こたえる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「荅」の分化字。仮借して「こたえる」を意味する漢語｛答｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

solution, answer

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トウElem.
Kun (native)
  • こた(える)Elem.
  • こた(え)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • どう
Other languages
  • 拼音da2
  • 拼音da1
  • 한글dab
  • Hán-ViệtĐáp

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
竹(たけ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+7B54

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𥫗合

Words using this kanji

  • 答申とうしん上司の問いに意見を述べること。諮問に答えること。report, reply, findings
  • 答え��たえanswer, reply, response, answer
  • 答弁とうべん質問に答えて説明すること。response, reply, answer, defence
  • 答案とうあん問題に対する答え。また、答えを書いた用紙。examination paper, examination script, answer sheet, answer (to an exam question)
  • 答えるこたえるto answer, to reply
  • 答礼とうれい相手の礼に応えて礼をすること。返礼。return of a courtesy, returning one's thanks, return salute, return call
  • 答辞とうじ何かに対して答える言葉。 式において式辞、祝辞、送辞などに答える言葉address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony), formal reply
  • 答ふこたうto answer, to reply
  • 答電とうでん返答の電報、電信を打つこと。また、その電報、電信。返電。reply telegram, answer to a telegram, (electronic) reply message (sent by a government, head of state, etc.)
  • 答弁者とうべんしゃrespondent
  • 答申書とうしんしょa report (of one's findings)
  • 答弁書とうべんしょwritten response, reply
  • 答申案とうしんあんdraft report, proposed report
  • 答唱詩編とうしょうしへんresponsorial psalm
  • 答案用紙とうあんようしanswer sheet, blank answer paper, examination paper, test paper
  • 答えを渋るこたえをしぶるto be reluctant to answer, to hesitate to answer
  • 答えを出すこたえをだすto give an answer, to find an answer to a question, to work out a solution
  • 答え合わせこたえあわせchecking answers (e.g. to homework problems), verifying one's answers
  • 答えにくい質問こたえにくいしつもんawkward (difficult) question

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