noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing
Describes the act of asking oneself a question and then answering it, often in internal monologue or rhetorical style. Used as a noun or with する.
彼はよく自問自答しながら考えをまとめる。
He often organizes his thoughts while asking and answering his own questions.
自問自答を繰り返して、ようやく答えにたどり着いた。
After repeatedly questioning and answering myself, I finally arrived at an answer.