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解答 (かいとう, kaitou) Japanese meaning: answer | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 解答する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 解かい 答とう する 解かい 答とう しない Polite 解かい 答とう します 解かい 答とう しません Past polite 解かい 答とう しました 解かい 答とう しませんでした Past 解かい 答とう した 解かい 答とう しなかった Te-form 解かい 答とう して 解かい 答とう しないで Desire 解かい 答とう したい 解かい 答とう したくない Potential 解かい 答とう できる 解かい 答とう できない Passive 解かい 答とう される 解かい 答とう されない Causative 解かい 答とう させる 解かい 答とう させない Causative passive 解かい 答とう させられる 解かい 答とう させられない Volitional 解かい 答とう しよう Polite volitional 解かい 答とう しましょう Imperative 解かい 答とう しろ 解かい 答とう するな Conditional 解かい 答とう すれば 解かい 答とう しなければ Tara conditional 解かい 答とう したら 解かい 答とう しなかったら
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とう
を
教おし
え
て
ください
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Please tell me the answer to this problem.
Please write your answers on the answer sheet.
He answered the question correctly.
Usage patterns 〈 問もん 題だい 〉 に 解かい 答とう する to answer/solve a question
Please answer this question.
解かい 答とう を 書か く to write down an answer
I wrote my answer on the answer sheet.
解かい 答とう を 提てい 出しゅつ する to submit one's answer
You must submit your answer within the time limit.
正ただ しい 解かい 答とう the correct answer/solution
Please choose the correct answer.
Related words 答え is the everyday, general word for an answer or reply, while 解答 is the more formal term used for solving a problem or test question.
正解 specifically means the correct answer, whereas 解答 just refers to the answer given, correct or not.
解答 is the general word for an answer or solution to any problem, while 答案 specifically means the written answer sheet used in an exam.
Opposites 問題 is the question or problem being posed, while 解答 is the answer or solution given to it.
出題 is posing a question while 解答 is the act of answering it, making the two opposite ends of a test.
Don't confuse with 回答 shares the exact same pronunciation as 解答 but means a reply or response (e.g. to a survey or inquiry), not a solution to a problem.
解答 (an answer to a question) is a homophone of 解凍 (thawing/decompression) but has a completely unrelated meaning.
Etymology Compound of 解 (kai, 'solve, untie') and 答 (tō, 'answer'). The combination conveys the idea of providing a solution or answer to a problem.
