答え

こたえ
Alternative writings: , 応え, 報え
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1An answer or reply — a response to a question or remark, spoken or written.

Noun

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メールの答えがまだ来ていない。

I haven't received an answer to the email yet.

彼のぶっきらぼうな答えに、みんな驚いた。

Everyone was surprised by his curt answer.

面接官の質問への答えをあらかじめ考えておいた。

I thought out my answers to the interviewer's questions in advance.

2An answer, solution, or result — the solution to a problem or the result of a process.

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この数学の問題の答えは42だ。

The answer to this math problem is 42.

実験の答えを出すには、もう一度データを検証する必要がある。

To get an answer from the experiment, we need to verify the data again.

彼の行動は、問題の答えを示しているように見える。

His actions seem to show the answer to the problem.

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