Word Meaning 愚問愚答

ぐもんぐとう gumongutou

愚問愚答 is read as ぐもんぐとう (gumongutou) and means silly questions and silly answers.

Meaning

English

  1. silly questions and silly answers
  2. silly dialogue

Reading

Kana

ぐもんぐとう

Romaji

gumongutou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 91956 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

愚答

ぐとう

one's answer

愚問

ぐもん

one's question

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

Zen dialogue

問答

もんどう

questions and answers

押し問答

おしもんどう

arguing back and forth

自問自答

じもんじとう

answering one's own question

想定問答

そうていもんどう

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

筆問筆答

ひつもんひっとう

question and answer in writing

公会問答

こうかいもんどう

catechism

一問一答

いちもんいっとう

answering question by question

蒟蒻問答

こんにゃくもんどう

irrelevant and incoherent dialogue

問答無益

もんどうむえき

there being no use in arguing (about it)