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What is the difference between 「答え｛こたえ｝」 and 「回答｛かいとう｝」 and 「正解{せいかい}」? They
mean "the answer", but.. when each should be used?
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Difference between 「答え｛こたえ｝」 and 「回答 ｛かいとう｝」 and 「正解 {せいかい}」
* 答え is more like "please answer, or respond"
  * 回答 is an area where you fill out your response
  * 正解 is like you said and implies "correct" answer.
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* 答{こた}え is a generic word that can mean _answer_ , _response_ or _solution_.
  * 回答｛かいとう｝ is a response to being asked something. It is always elicited by someone else. (An unsolicted answer/solution to, say, a riddle would be either 解答{かいとう} or 答え.)
  * 正解{せいかい} means _correct_. Usually said in reponse to someone's 回答 (e.g., in a quiz).
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