照会
照会する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 照会する | 照会しない |
| Polite | 照会します | 照会しません |
| Past polite | 照会しました | 照会しませんでした |
| Past | 照会した | 照会しなかった |
| Te-form | 照会して | 照会しないで |
| Desire | 照会したい | 照会したくない |
| Potential | 照会できる | 照会できない |
| Passive | 照会される | 照会されない |
| Causative | 照会させる | 照会させない |
| Causative passive | 照会させられる | 照会させられない |
| Volitional | 照会しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 照会しましょう | |
| Imperative | 照会しろ | 照会するな |
| Conditional | 照会すれば | 照会しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 照会したら | 照会しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Formal request for information, verification, or referral to a specialist. Common in business, official, and medical contexts.
We inquired with the business partner about the stock status.
A referral to a specialist is necessary.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
database query
Technical computing term for retrieving data from a database. Often used with データベース or SQL.
See also: クエリ
We executed a query against the database and obtained the results.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を照会するto make an inquiry about something
The hospital made an inquiry about the patient's insurance information.
- データベースに照会するto query a database
The system queries the database to retrieve data.
- 〈相手〉に照会するto send an inquiry to a person or organization
The bank sent an inquiry to the company to confirm the person's identity.
- 照会を受けるto receive an official inquiry
We received an inquiry from the embassy.
- 照会に応じるto respond to an inquiry
The company responded to the police inquiry.
- 〈人〉の身元を照会するto check someone's identity through an inquiry
The police looked into the man's identity through an inquiry.