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愚問愚答 (ぐもんぐとう, gumongutou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

愚ぐ問もん愚ぐ答とう

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Meanings

1

silly questions and silly answers; silly dialogue

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo describing an exchange where both the question and the answer are foolish or pointless.

あの会かい議ぎは愚ぐ問もん愚ぐ答とうの連れん続ぞくで、

時じ

間かん

の

無む

駄だ

だっ

た

。

That meeting was a series of silly questions and silly answers, a waste of time.

Kanji

愚foolish, folly, absurdity
問question, ask, problem
答solution, answer

Built from

愚ぐ問もん+愚ぐ答とう

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 愚 (foolish), 問 (question), 愚 (foolish), and 答 (answer). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common four-character pattern for describing futile exchanges.