Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 答弁(とうべん) in Japanese

答弁
Kana Reading
とうべん
Romaji
tōben
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    response; reply; answer; defence; defense
    Example sentence
    首相答弁玉虫色だった The prime minister's answer was equivocal.

Examples of 答弁, とうべん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

5 strokes

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

On'Yomi: ベン, ヘン

Kun'Yomi: わきま.える, わ.ける, はなびら, あらそ.う

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JLPT 4

12 strokes

solution, answer

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: こた.える, こた.え

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