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    3. 答弁

    答弁

    答とう弁べん

    response

    KMT4News #4+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    答辯

    とうべん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    response, reply, answer, defence, defense

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの答とう弁べんは短みじかかった。

    His reply was short.

    KMT3Core Concepts
    首しゅ相しょうは国こっ会かいで重じゅう要ような答とう弁べんをしました。

    The Prime Minister gave an important reply in the Diet.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    野や党とうは政せい府ふの答とう弁べんに納 得 していません。

    The opposition party is not satisfied with the government's response.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    彼かれは質しつ問もんに対 して明めい確かくな答とう弁べんを避さけた。

    He avoided giving a clear answer to the question.

    KMT5Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    弁べん護ご士しは依い頼らい人にんのために詳しょう細さいな答とう弁べん書しょを作さく成せいしました。

    The lawyer prepared a detailed written defense for the client.

    KMT5Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    答
    こた.える・こた.え…(2)
    solution・answer
    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
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