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答 means 'answer'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 463   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-7    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 13    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 109 words   Used in 13 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   トウ
Kun
   こたえ an answer   こたえる to answer
Additional readings
Name    どう
Components
⿱  ⺮ (竹) bamboo  合 fit  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 答 is used 9 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 答 is used 104 times, read 2 ways (with 3 variations).
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トウ : 83 words FIND ALL
か い と う 0
reply; answer
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トウ (read as どう) : 10 words FIND ALL
も ん ど う 3
questions and answers; dialogue
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こたえ : 8 words FIND ALL
こ た え る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to answer; to reply
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こたえ (read as ごた) : 2 words FIND ALL
く ち ご た え 3 く ち ご た え 0
Most common form: 口応え
retort; back talk
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こたえ (read as こたえ) : 1 word FIND ALL
こ た え 0
Most common form: 答え
noun
answer; reply; response; solution
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An additional こた.える less common words include 答 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 202 (originally: 185)  Joy o' Kanji : 185  Key to Kanji: 804 

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答
トウ   こたえ an answer   こたえる to answer   
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⺮
bamboo
合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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