EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    response; reply; answer; defence; defense

    首相の答弁は玉虫色だった。
    The prime minister's answer was equivocal.

Also written 答辯【とうべん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

solution, answer

Kun
こた.える、こた.え
On
トウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
486 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

どう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-6-6SKIP code
6f6.12The Kanji Dictionary
8860.1Four corner code
2377deroo
7b54Unicode hex code
1-37-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3394Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4285New Nelson (John Haig)
2681New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3322Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1722Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2340Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
947Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1018Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
434A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1765Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
556Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26006Morohashi
185A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
160Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
160Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
293sakade
235Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
202henshall3
219Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
213Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.12busy_people
1478Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
956Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da2, da1Pinyin reading
dabKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

Kun
かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う
On
ベン、ヘン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
619 of 2500
Radical
two hands
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
0a5.30The Kanji Dictionary
2344.0Four corner code
2755deroo
5f01Unicode hex code
1-42-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
846Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1663New Nelson (John Haig)
2004New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2497Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1264Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1730Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
742Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
803Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
793A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
275Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
513Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9588Morohashi
786A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
711Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
724Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
715sakade
1265Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
807henshall3
654Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1116Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
262Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
750Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bian4Pinyin reading
byeon, banKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level