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返へん答とう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. reply; answer
Not knowing how to reply, I fell silent.
Kanji used
返
return something
答
answer
Pitch accent
へ
んとう
へ
んと
う
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Conjugations...Used in: 2915
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to be embarrassed for a reply
2 more...
Examples (12 in total)
She didn't reply.
The reply was short but sharp.
It was a more biased response than I had expected.
Her reply was unexpected.
It was a question that caused one to struggle with how to answer.
Her reply is always as I expect.
Your answer almost amounts to a threat.
It is not direct, but that must be the answer.
Maria cast a glance, but the response was silence.
Not knowing how to reply, I fell silent.
I took it as a joke and did not answer.
All three looked at each other, as if at a loss for an answer.