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Kotomora

問

question, ask, problem

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 100Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • モン

Kun'yomi

  • と.う
  • と.い
  • とん

Nanori

  • はる

Meaning

問 centers on seeking information or resolution: asking a question, inquiring, or addressing a problem that needs an answer.

Most common words using 問

24 of 373
  • 問題もんだい
    N5

    question (e.g. on a test); problem

  • 質問しつもん
    N5

    question; inquiry; enquiry

  • 疑問ぎもん
    N3

    doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

  • 問うとう
    N2

    to ask; to inquire

  • 訪問ほうもん
    N4

    call; visit

  • 問い合わせといあわせ
    N3

    inquiry; query; enquiry

  • 問もん
    N1

    counter for questions

  • 顧問こもん

    adviser; advisor; consultant; counselor

  • 拷問ごうもん

    torture

  • 学問がくもん
    N3

    study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge

  • 問いとい
    N3

    question; query

  • 尋問じんもん

    questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

  • 問答もんどう
    N2

    questions and answers; dialogue

  • 問屋とんや
    N1

    wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

  • 不問ふもん
    N2

    not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

  • 諮問しもん

    consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry

  • 難問なんもん
    N1

    perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

  • 設問せつもん

    posing a question

  • 審問しんもん

    trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation

  • 検問けんもん

    inspection; examination; check

  • 喚問かんもん

    summons

  • 疑問符ぎもんふ

    question mark

  • 問い合わせるといあわせる
    N2

    to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

  • 自問じもん
    N1

    asking oneself

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Etymology

問 combines 門 (gate) and 口 (mouth), suggesting asking or questioning at a gate. The gate may also contribute a phonetic element.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a mouth 口 at the gate 門 asking a question before entry. The gatekeeper must answer the problem before letting you through.

Reading mnemonic

For モン, imagine a monk at the gate asking a deep question: monk -> モン, and the mouth inside the gate seeks wisdom.