Hanja Analyzer
答

答 — dap

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
대답 답
Romanization
dap
English
answer, reply; return; assent to
Mandarin
dá
Japanese on'yomi
トウ
Japanese kun'yomi
こた.える こた.え
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 2
Newspaper frequency
#486 of 2,500
Strokes
12
Radical
竹 (118, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
合
Unicode
U+7B54

Parts that make up 答

  • 竹 대 죽 잎이 처진 대나무 둘대나무와 대로 엮은 것, 글 적는 물건
  • 合 합할 합, 부를 갑sound 함께 말하는 두 입맞물리고 모이는 일. ‘합’ 계열의 소리

How 答 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 答 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 竹, 合.

Korean example words with 答

  • 정답正答 Korean gloss: 옳은 답
  • 수답酬答 Korean gloss: 묻는 말에 대답함
  • 문답文答 Korean gloss: 글로 하는 회답(回答)
  • 보답報答 Korean gloss: 남의 호의나 은혜를 갚음
  • 답가答歌 Korean gloss: 답을 하는 뜻으로 부르는 노래
  • 답전答電 Korean gloss: 전보로 회답함. 또는 그 전보
  • 화답和答 Korean gloss: 시(詩)나 노래에 응하여 대답함
  • 명답名答 Korean gloss: 질문의 의도에 꼭 맞게 잘한 대답
  • 오답誤答 Korean gloss: 잘못된 대답을 함. 또는 그 대답
  • 우답愚答 Korean gloss: 어리석은 대답. 또는 엉뚱한 대답
  • 확답確答 Korean gloss: 확실하게 대답함. 또는 그런 대답
  • 답안答案 Korean gloss: 문제의 해답. 또는 그 해답을 쓴 것

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 答

  • 回答かいとう reply; answer
  • 答申とうしん report; reply; findings
  • 答えこたえ answer; reply; response
  • 答弁とうべん response; reply; answer
  • 応答おうとう reply; answer; response
  • 解答かいとう answer; solution
  • 答案とうあん examination paper; examination script; answer sheet
  • 返答へんとう reply; answer
  • 問答もんどう questions and answers; dialogue
  • 贈答ぞうとう exchange of presents
  • 即答そくとう immediate reply
  • 受け答えうけこたえ reply; response; answer

Characters sharing the phonetic 合

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “답”

Other hanja with radical 竹

Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences