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答える (こたえる) — to answer | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

答える

こたえる

N5

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to answer
2to reply

Example sentence

先生の質問に答えました。

せんせいのしつもんにこたえました。

I answered the teacher's question.

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答Solution, Answer12 strokes

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