noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. retort, back talk, backchat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
口答え くちごたえ
 
 
 
口ごたえ くちごたえ
 
口応え くちごたえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
solution, answer
こた.える トウ どう (2nd, N4)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
fit, suit, join
あ.う あい- ゴウ (2nd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)