答 — answer, reply
こたえ
答
answer
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
school
communication
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.
Meanings
- answer
- reply
word
こたえ kotae 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).
こた 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).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (1)
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 竹 (bamboo) above 合 (fit/meet, containing 口). An answer — words that fit the question, like bamboo tally strips.