答申|とうしんtoushin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbreport; reply; findings
    The jury has returned a verdict of guilty.
Conjugation
Dictionary form答申する(とうしんする)
Polite (masu)答申します(とうしんします)
Negative (nai)答申しない(とうしんしない)
polite (masen)答申しません(とうしんしません)
classical zu / nu答申せず・答申せぬ(とうしんせず・とうしんせぬ)
Past (ta)答申した(とうしんした)
polite (mashita)答申しました(とうしんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)答申しなかった(とうしんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)答申しませんでした(とうしんしませんでした)
Te form答申して(とうしんして)
Potential答申できる(とうしんできる)
Passive答申される(とうしんされる)
Causative答申させる(とうしんさせる)
Causative passive答申させられる(とうしんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)答申すれば(とうしんすれば)
tara答申したら(とうしんしたら)
Volitional答申しよう(とうしんしよう)
polite (mashou)答申しましょう(とうしんしましょう)
Imperative答申しろ(とうしんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related答弁とうべんWrittenWritten/formal: answering questions, typically in the Diet, with political and legal overtones. 「答申」, by contrast, is a council's advisory report to a superior body.
  • Related回答かいとうNeutralNeutral and general: any answer to a question, spoken or written, everyday or formal, no hierarchy implied. 「答申」 is specifically a report answering a consultation.
  • Related答弁書とうべんしょWrittenWritten: a reply submitted in writing to questions, inquiries, or in litigation, e.g. a Diet 「答弁書」. 「答申」 is a deliberative body's response to a consultation.

Use 「答申」 for an advisory report a council submits to a superior body, as in 「答申書」; pick 「答弁」 for Diet answers, 「回答」 for ordinary replies, and 「答弁書」 for written replies to inquiries or lawsuits.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 上司じょうしの問といに意見いけんを述のべること。諮問しもんに答こたえること。
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