Translation guide
A set of questions used to gather information. In Japanese, the most common word is アンケート, which is broader than English 'questionnaire' and often refers to any survey or poll. For formal, written questionnaires, 質問票 or 調査票 are used.
questionnaire
Most common and versatile. For formal written forms, use 質問票 or 調査票.
Refers to a set of questions used to collect opinions or data, often in everyday contexts like customer satisfaction or market research.
The most common and versatile word. It covers questionnaires, surveys, and polls. Used in both casual and formal settings.
Please fill out this questionnaire.
Compile the survey results.
Means 'survey' or 'investigation'. Often used in formal contexts, but can refer to the entire research process, not just the questionnaire.
We conducted a questionnaire for market research.
A printed or digital form with a set of questions, often used in academic, medical, or official settings.
Literally 'question sheet'. Used for formal questionnaires, especially in research or clinical settings.
We distributed questionnaires to the patients.
Literally 'survey sheet'. Similar to 質問票, but emphasizes the survey aspect. Common in official statistics.
A questionnaire administered via the internet, such as Google Forms or SurveyMonkey.
Directly means 'online questionnaire'. Very common.
I created an online questionnaire.
Web-based questionnaire. Slightly less common than オンラインアンケート.
Respond to the web questionnaire.
The action of answering a questionnaire.
Literally 'answer the questionnaire'. The most natural way to say 'fill out a questionnaire'.
It took 10 minutes to fill out the questionnaire.
Means 'fill in the questionnaire', emphasizing writing. More formal.
Formal term for 'respond to a questionnaire'. Often used in official contexts.
アンケート is a broad term covering surveys, polls, and questionnaires. 質問票 specifically refers to a printed or digital form with a list of questions, often used in research or medical settings. In everyday conversation, アンケート is almost always sufficient.
This questionnaire is easy.
I created a questionnaire for the research.
While 質問紙 (しつもんし) exists as a technical term in psychology, it is rarely used in general contexts. Stick to アンケート or 質問票.
国勢調査の調査票に記入する。
Fill out the census questionnaire.
Refers to the physical paper form of a questionnaire. アンケート alone can be ambiguous, so this specifies the paper.
Collect the questionnaire forms.
Please fill in the required information on the questionnaire.
Thank you for responding to the questionnaire.