# 答 — Answer

Frequency rank 438 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 宮 (Shinto Shrine), less common than 影 (Shadow).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: こた
- Radical: 竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

Bamboo (bamboo) grows on top while a suit (suit) hangs below — the bamboo grove hides a suit-wearing businessman who has the answer to every question you ask.

In words:

- 答 こたえ — response
- 答える こたえる — to answer
- 答え こたえ — answer;response

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