English–Japanese
“answer” in Japanese
How to say “answer” in Japanese
“Answer” in Japanese is 答え (kotae).
Points to what is given in response to a question or what solves a task.
Example sentences with 答え
このクイズの答えがわかります。ko no ku i zu no kota e ga wa ka ri ma su
I know the answer to this quiz.
授業のあとで、私は答えを自分で考えます。ju gyō no a to de watashi wa kota e o ji bun de kanga e ma su
After class, I will think of the answer myself.
Tips for using 答え
- A speaker can call a short reply 答え (kotae) even when the question concerns a preference rather than a problem with one fixed solution.
Other Japanese words for “answer”
その質問への返答はありません。so no shitsu mon e no hen tō wa a ri ma se n
There is no answer to that question.
先生の質問に答えます。sen sei no shitsu mon ni kota e ma su
I answer the teacher's question.
先生の質問の回答を書きます。sen sei no shitsu mon no kai tō o ka ki ma su
I write the answer to the teacher's question.
問題の解答を書きます。mon dai no kai tō o ka ki ma su
I write the answer to the problem.
先生は学生の質問に応じます。sen sei wa gaku sei no shitsu mon ni ō ji ma su
The teacher answers the student's question.
質問への応答を待っています。shitsu mon e no ō tō o ma tte i ma su
I am waiting for a reply to the question.
大臣が国会で質問に答弁します。dai jin ga kok kai de shitsu mon ni tō ben shi ma su
The minister answers questions in the Diet.