問とい

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い

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Meanings

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General noun for a question or inquiry; used in both spoken and written Japanese.

その問といには答こたえられない。

I cannot answer that question.

〈問とい〉に答こたえるto answer a question
次つぎの問といに答こたえなさい。
Answer the following question.
〈問とい〉を発はっするto pose a question (formal/literary)
彼かれは鋭するどい問といを発はっした。
He posed a sharp question.
〈問とい〉を立たてるto raise a question (as a topic for discussion or research)
研けん究きゅうの出しゅっ発ぱつ点てんとして問といを立たてる。
We set up a question as the starting point of the research.

質しつ問もんN5
質問 is the everyday word for asking a question, while 問い sounds more formal or literary.
疑ぎ問もんN3
疑問 carries a sense of doubt or uncertainty, whereas 問い is a neutral term for a question or inquiry.

答こたえN5
答え is the answer given in response to a 問い, making them a natural question-answer pair.

問といUsage56%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana い makes the reading clear.
問といUsage44%
Kanji-only spelling, common in compounds and formal contexts; may be confused with 問 (もん) or other readings.

Derived from the verb 問う (とう, 'to ask'), with the nominalizing suffix い.

inquire; enquire; ask for information

press a question; cross-examine; grill

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