also: クエッション · クェスチョン · クェッション
noun
A direct loanword from English, used in Japanese to mean 'question', often in contexts like quizzes, interviews, or formal inquiries. Slightly more casual or trendy than native words like 質問.
次のクエスチョンに答えてください。
Please answer the next question.
クイズ番組で難しいクエスチョンが出た。
A difficult question came up on the quiz show.
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'question'.
Variant spelling reflecting a geminate consonant pronunciation.
質問 is the standard native Japanese word for 'question', used in both formal and everyday contexts. クエスチョン is a loanword that can sound more casual, trendy, or specific to English-influenced settings.
疑問 means 'doubt' or 'question' in the sense of something one wonders about or finds questionable, whereas クエスチョン is a direct inquiry or quiz question.
Borrowed from English 'question'.