答 — answer, reply
こたえ
答
answer
こたえ
U+7B54
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #486
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #944
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- answer
- reply
Readings
- On'yomi
- とう tou
- Kun'yomi
- こた kota
word
こたえ kotae
こた ・ごた kota Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
とう ・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
14 wordsEach dot is a word containing 答: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 3 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
たけ
竹
bamboo
#118
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 竹 (bamboo) above 合 (fit/meet, containing 口). An answer — words that fit the question, like bamboo tally strips.