Word Meaning 問う

とう tou

問う is read as とう (tou) and means to ask.

Meaning

English

to ask
to inquire
to care about
to regard as important
to call into question
to doubt
to question
to blame (someone) for

Reading

Kana

とう

Romaji

tou

Writing Variants

訪うとう tou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 答える Rank 2572 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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問屋

といや

wholesale store

問題

もんだい

question (i.e. doubt)

問

とい

question

問答

もんどう

questions and answers

問

もん

counter for questions

問題ない

もんだいない

no problem

問い合わせる

といあわせる

to enquire

問い合わせ

といあわせ

enquiry

問題点

もんだいてん

the problem (at issue)

問題意識

もんだいいしき

awareness of the issues

問責

もんせき

blame

問題児

もんだいじ

problem child

Example Sentences

警察は男の責任を厳しく問うた。

けいさつはおとこのせきにんをきびしくとうた。

The police sternly questioned the man's responsibility.

政府が住民に問う一般投票を実施しました。

The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

引用した問題ではありませんが、関係代名詞と関係副詞の使い分けを問う問題がリーディングセクションにはあります。

The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.