答 answer
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- こた-える、こた-え
- Strokes
- 12
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): こた-える.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
Remember it
A strip of bamboo slides back and fits perfectly into the question — the answer clicks into place.
A common word
- 答える こたえる to answer
Example sentences
この問題の答えが分かりません。
このもんだいのこたえがわかりません。
I don't know the answer to this question.
先生の質問にすぐ答えました。
せんせいのしつもんにすぐこたえました。
I answered the teacher's question right away.
Don't confuse it with
- 筒 cylinder N2
Kanji that share a part
竹 is its radical. 24 kanji share it in all.
- 笑 laugh N3
- 等 etc. N3
- 箱 box N3
- 符 token N2
- 筋 muscle N2
- 筒 cylinder N2
- 筆 writing Brush N2
- 算 calculate N2
合 is a component.
- 拾 pick up N3
- 給 salary N3