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質疑応答 (shitsugioutou) Japanese meaning: Q&A session | Kotomora

質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とう

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Meanings

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Q&A session; question and answer session

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

Formal term for a structured session where questions are asked and answered, often after a presentation or lecture.

講こう演えんの後あとで質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とうの時

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A Q&A session was held after the lecture.

Usage patterns

質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とうの時じ間かんtime set aside for a Q&A session
講こう演えんの後あと、質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とうの時じ間かんが設もうけられた。
After the lecture, time was set aside for a Q&A session.
質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とうを行おこなうto hold a Q&A session
発はっ表ぴょうの後あとで質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とうを行おこないます。
We will hold a Q&A session after the presentation.
質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とうに入はいるto move into the Q&A session
それでは質しつ疑ぎ応おう答とうに入はいりたいと思おもいます。
Now let's move into the Q&A session.

Kanji

質substance, quality, matter
疑doubt, distrust, be suspicious
応apply, answer, yes
答solution, answer

Related words

質しつ問もんN5
質問 is a single general question, while 質疑応答 refers to the whole session or process of questions and answers.
回かい答とうN3
回答 is a reply or answer, often written, whereas 質疑応答 emphasizes the interactive back-and-forth nature of a Q&A exchange.
問もん答どうN2
質疑応答 specifically means the formal Q&A session after a lecture or presentation, while 問答 can refer to any back-and-forth exchange of questions and answers.

Don't confuse with

質しつ疑ぎN1
質疑 refers only to the act of asking questions, while 質疑応答 covers the full question-and-answer exchange including the responses.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used to count one round of Q&A (question and answer) as a single unit.

Built from

質しつ疑ぎ+応おう答とう

Etymology

Yojijukugo composed of 質疑 (question, doubt) and 応答 (reply, answer).