答 means “answer”

こた · kota

Also: solution

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

こたえる, こたえ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

トウ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 2 · 12 strokes

The story

Bamboo bends over a gathering: answers emerge when people come together in discourse, like bamboo that sways but never breaks.

Used in 答える (kotaeru, to answer) and 解答 (kaitou, solution)

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