To Answer
To Reply, To Respond
intransitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means answer so the verb version means to answer.
The reading is the kun'yomi reading as you'd expect with all the hiragana, but luckily that's the reading you learned with the kanji so you should be able to read this.
正直に答える
to answer honestly
インタビューに答える
to answer an interview
アンケートに答える
to answer a questionnaire
このもんだいに、じしょをつかって答えてください。
Please answer this question using a dictionary.
どうしてしつもんに答えられないの？
Why can't you respond to my questions?
面接官に今までに嘘をついたことがあるかどうか聞かれた時に、何て答えればいいのか分からなかったよ。
I didn’t know how to answer when the interviewer asked me if I have ever lied before.