Difference between 「答え｛こたえ｝」 and 「回答 ｛かいとう｝」 and 「正解 {せいかい}」


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?



  * 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). 



  * 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). 

