What does kanji 問 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 問 is question.

How is kanji 問 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 問 are と.う, と.い, とん; the onyomi readings are モン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 問?

Kanji 問 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 問?

The main radical for kanji 問 is 口.

What words use kanji 問?

Example words that use kanji 問 include 問屋, 問題, 問う, 問い.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 8

問

Meaning

Kanji 問

question

question, ask, problem

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: と.うと.いとん
Onyomi 音読み: モン
Nanori 名乗り: はる

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #64
Strokes: 11
Radical: 口
Components: 口 • 門
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 363 entries that include this kanji.

問屋

とんや

wholesale store

問題

もんだい

question (i.e. doubt)

問う

とう

to ask

問い

とい

question

問い合わせる

といあわせる

to enquire

問答

もんどう

questions and answers

問い合わせ

といあわせ

enquiry

問題点

もんだいてん

the problem (at issue)

問

もん

counter for questions

問題意識

もんだいいしき

awareness of the issues

問責

もんせき

blame

問い掛ける

といかける

to ask a question

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

先生に質問を問われて、少し緊張した。

I got a little nervous when the teacher asked me a question.

分からないことは遠慮なく問いてください。

If there is anything you do not understand, please ask without hesitation.

その問にすぐ答えられなかった。

I could not answer that question right away.

環境問題は私たち全員に関係している。

Environmental problems concern all of us.

この問は思ったより難しい。

This question is harder than I expected.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 9 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.