Results, 問う

JLPTN1
問う★【とうtou】訪う Inflection

godan ~う verb (spec.) / transitive:

  • to ask; to inquire
  • to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with
  • to care about; to regard as important - used in neg. form ➜ 問わず
  • to call into question; to doubt; to question - usu. in passive form

彼kareにniもうmou一杯ippaiいかがikagaかkaとto問うtou。 I'll ask him whether he wants another drink.

政府seifuがga住民juuminにni問うtou一般投票ippantouhyouをwo実施jisshiしましたshimashita。 The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

Kanji definition:

問
常用３年JLPTN4

モンMON・とうto.u・といto.i・とんton

question; ask; problem

➜
Strokes:
11
Radical:
口 mouth
SKIP:
3-8-3
UTF:
554f
JIS208:
44-68
Nanori:
はるharu
Hangul:
문 [mun]
Pinyin:
wèn
Stroke order:
Example words:
質問【しつもんshitsumon】
question; inquiry; enquiry
訪問【ほうもんhoumon】
call; visit
問題【もんだいmondai】
question (e.g. on a test); problem; / problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; / question (i.e. doubt); / public discussion; controversy; / trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
問う【とうtou】
to ask; to inquire; / to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with; / to care about; to regard as important; / to call into question; to doubt; to question
問い合わせ【といあわせtoiawase】
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

Partial results:

問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥【とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじtouhaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji】

expression:

  • better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb
問うに落ちず語るに落ちる【とうにおちずかたるにおちるtouniochizukataruniochiru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥【とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじtouhaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji】

expression:

  • better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb

Kanji

問

モンMON・とうto.u・といto.i・とんton

question; ask; problem


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