Meaning
答弁 (とうべん, touben) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “answer, reply, explanation”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 6
大臣の答弁は簡潔で分かりやすかった
The minister's answer was concise and comprehensible.
首相の答弁は玉虫色だった。
The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
市長はメモを見ながら答弁した.
The mayor gave an answer from his notes.
彼は答弁人として法廷に立った。
He stood in a courtroom as an answerer.
２前項の答弁の要旨は、具体的に記載しなければならない。
(2) The gist of the answers set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be stated specifically.
首相はその件についてはほんのお茶を濁す程度に答弁した.
The Premier merely gave an evasive reply on the issue.