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答案 (とうあん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

答とう案あん

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Meanings

1

noun

exam paper; answer sheet

Refers to the physical paper or digital document on which a student writes answers during an examination.

試し験けんが終おわったら答とう案あんを提てい出しゅつしてください。
Please hand in your answer sheet when the exam is over.

2

noun

answer (to an exam question)

Refers to the content of the answer written on the exam paper, rather than the paper itself.

彼かれの答とう案あんは完かん璧ぺきだった。
His answer on the exam was perfect.

Kanji

答solution, answer
案plan, suggestion, draft

Similar words

解かい答とう
解答 is a more general term for an answer or solution, often used for problems or questions in textbooks, while 答案 specifically refers to answers written on an exam paper or the paper itself.
回かい答とう
回答 is used for replies or responses to questions, surveys, or inquiries, not limited to exam contexts.

Etymology

答案 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 答 (answer) and 案 (plan, draft), literally meaning a draft answer or proposed answer, which came to refer to exam papers and the answers written on them.