解答|かいとうkaitou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbanswer; solution
    あなたの解答かいとうには私わたしたちとしてはまったく不満ふまんだ。↗
    Your answer is anything but satisfactory to us.
Conjugation
Dictionary form解答する(かいとうする)
Polite (masu)解答します(かいとうします)
Negative (nai)解答しない(かいとうしない)
polite (masen)解答しません(かいとうしません)
classical zu / nu解答せず・解答せぬ(かいとうせず・かいとうせぬ)
Past (ta)解答した(かいとうした)
polite (mashita)解答しました(かいとうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)解答しなかった(かいとうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)解答しませんでした(かいとうしませんでした)
Te form解答して(かいとうして)
Potential解答できる(かいとうできる)
Passive解答される(かいとうされる)
Causative解答させる(かいとうさせる)
Causative passive解答させられる(かいとうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)解答すれば(かいとうすれば)
tara解答したら(かいとうしたら)
Volitional解答しよう(かいとうしよう)
polite (mashou)解答しましょう(かいとうしましょう)
Imperative解答しろ(かいとうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym答えこたえNeutralThe most everyday word for an answer or reply; 「解答」 is more formal and refers specifically to the solution of a problem or exam question.
  • Synonym回答かいとうNeutralA homophone of 「解答」: it is a reply to a question or inquiry, as on a questionnaire, while 「解答」 is the answer to a problem being solved.
  • Related解法かいほうNeutralThe method or approach for solving a problem; 「解答」 centers on the answer arrived at.
  • Antonym出題しゅつだいNeutralSetting questions for an exam or quiz; the opposite side of 「解答」, which is answering them.
  • Antonym問題もんだいNeutralThe question or problem itself; 「解答」 is the answer you give to it.

Use 「解答」 for solutions to test or exam questions, as in 「解答用紙」. In daily conversation say 「答え」; for replies to inquiries use 「回答」; for the solving method use 「解法」; 「出題」 means setting questions.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 問題もんだいを解といて答こたえること。また、その答こたえ。
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