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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

64 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: question, ask, problem

Kunyomi: と.う, と.い, とん

Onyomi: モン

Composition: 門 口

問

Radical

Radical: 口

Reading: もんがまえ

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 8

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Examples

Examples with audio

質問する(しつもんする)   inquire

訪問する(ほうもんする)   visit

問題(もんだい)   problem, question

問い合わせる(といあわせる)   seek information, inquire

問う(とう)   ask a question

問屋(とんや)   wholesale store

Onyomi Examples

問 (モン) counter for questions

問責 (モンセキ) blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke

設問 (セツモン) posing a question, question

弔問 (チョウモン) condolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences

Kunyomi Examples

問う (とう) to ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, to care about, to regard as important, to call into question, to doubt, to question

問うに落ちず語るに落ちる (とうにおちずかたるにおちる) to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

問い (とい) question, query

問い合わせ (といあわせ) inquiry, query, enquiry

更問 (さらとい) follow-up question, additional question

問屋 (とんや) wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler

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