答 (こたえ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

答 (こたえ) means answer / reply / solution.

See example sentences below.

答 at a glance

答

こたえkotae

N4noun

answer / reply / solution

答こたえkotaeN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

answer / reply / solution

Example 1

先生の質問に答えました。

Translation

I answered the teacher's question.

Example 2

この問題の答えがわかりません。

Translation

I don’t know the answer to this problem.