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根問い (ねどい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

根ね問どい

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

inquisitiveness; nosiness

Describes a tendency to ask persistent or overly curious questions. Often used in the phrase 根問いする.

彼かれは根ね問どいが強つよくて、何なんでも知しりたがる。
He is very inquisitive and wants to know everything.
あまり根ね問

ど

い

する

と

嫌きら

わ

れる

よ

。

If you're too nosy, people will dislike you.

Kanji

根root, radical, head (pimple)
問question, ask, problem

Similar words

好こう奇き心しん
好奇心 is a neutral or positive curiosity, while 根問い implies persistent, sometimes annoying questioning.
詮せん索さく
詮索 is a more formal term for prying or inquiring into details, while 根問い is colloquial and emphasizes the act of asking repeatedly.

Etymology

Compound of 根 (ne, 'root') and 問い (toi, 'question'), literally 'root-questioning', suggesting digging down to the root of a matter through persistent inquiry.