問 – question, ask, problem

11 strokesTaught in grade 3#64 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 問 means question, ask, problem. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is モン (mon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is と.う、と.い、とん (tou, toi, ton). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	モン	mon
Kun’yomi	と.う	tou
Kun’yomi	と.い	toi
Kun’yomi	とん	ton

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・門.

Words using 問

質問しつもんquestion問題もんだいquestion (e.g. on a test)学問がくもんstudy疑問ぎもんdoubt問いといquestion訪問ほうもんcall問うとうto ask問もんcounter for questions問答もんどうquestions and answers問い合わせといあわせinquiry問屋とんやwholesale store問い合わせるといあわせるto enquire

Example sentences

その事故について彼に質問した。

I asked him about the accident.

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あなたはどのようにしてその問題を解いたのですか。

How did you solve the problem?

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少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

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Kanji with the same radical

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