Word Meaning 尋問

じんもん jimmon

尋問 is read as じんもん (jimmon) and means questioning.

Meaning

English

questioning
interrogation
examination (of a witness)

Reading

Kana

じんもん

Romaji

jimmon

Writing Variants

訊問じんもん jimmon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 12953 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尋問調書

じんもんちょうしょ

record of an interrogation (of a suspect, witness, etc.)

人定尋問

じんていじんもん

establishing the identity of a witness

反対尋問

はんたいじんもん

cross-examination

強化尋問

きょうかじんもん

enhanced interrogation (e.g. waterboarding as used by the CIA)

不審尋問

ふしんじんもん

police questioning (of a suspicious person)

職務尋問

しょくむじんもん

ex-officio questioning

予備尋問

よびじんもん

voir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness or juror)

再直接尋問

さいちょくせつじんもん

redirect examination

主尋問

しゅじんもん

direct examination

直接尋問

ちょくせつじんもん

direct examination

再尋問

さいじんもん

re-examination

誘導尋問

ゆうどうじんもん

leading question

Example Sentences

警察は彼を尋問した。

けいさつはかれをじんもんした。

the police interrogated him.

検事は誘導尋問をした。

The prosecutor asked me a leading question.

容疑者は自白するまできびしい尋問を受けた。

The suspect was given the third degree until he confessed his crime.