noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.form.
  1. reply, response.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
応え いらえ
 
答え いらえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

apply, answer, yes
オウ こた.える -ノウ (5th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)