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JLPT N4 · Noun

答 (kotae)

答 (こたえ, kotae) is a Japanese noun meaning “answer; reply”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
こたえ
Romaji
kotae
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. answer; reply; response · noun
  2. answer; solution; result · noun

Example sentences

キャロルは拒絶した。言い換えると、彼女の答えは「ノー」だった。
Carol refused; in other words her answer was "no."
Tatoeba #225824
彼女の答えは間違っていた。
Her answer was incorrect.
Tatoeba #94111

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 答

答
solution, answerトウ・こた.える・こた.え · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 答.

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Source: JMdict entry 1449530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.