不ふ問もん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

not questioning; letting pass; overlooking

Used in formal or legal contexts to indicate that something is not pursued, questioned, or held accountable. Often appears in the set phrase 不問に付す (to let something pass unquestioned) and as a suffix in compounds like 罪を不問 (overlooking an offense).

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を不ふ問もんとするto treat a matter as not open to question, to let it pass
会かい社しゃは彼かれの過か去このミスを不ふ問もんとすることにした。
The company decided to overlook his past mistake.

Expressions

不ふ問もんに付ふすignore; disregard; overlook; let go unquestioned
不ふ問もんに付ふするignore; disregard; overlook; let go unquestioned

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
問question, ask, problem

Related words

黙もく認にん
黙認 means to tacitly permit or turn a blind eye to something, while 不問 refers to a formal decision not to pursue or question it.
見み逃のがすN2
見逃す is an everyday verb meaning to overlook or let something slip by, whereas 不問 is a noun used mainly in formal or legal contexts.

Opposites

追つい及きゅうN1
追及 means to pursue and press for responsibility or answers, the opposite of 不問, which means to let something pass without question.

Don't confuse with

疑ぎ問もんN3
疑問 (a question or doubt) shares the kanji 問 with 不問 but means the opposite kind of thing—raising a question rather than declining to raise one.

Etymology

Compound of 不 (not) and 問 (question, inquire). The meaning 'not questioning' is directly derived from the kanji components.