Word Meaning 押し問答

おしもんどう oshimondou

押し問答 is read as おしもんどう (oshimondou) and means arguing back and forth.

Meaning

English

  1. arguing back and forth
  2. bandying words
  3. verbal tug-of-war

Reading

Kana

おしもんどう

Romaji

oshimondou

Writing Variants

  • 押問答 おしもんどう oshimondou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7843 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

問答

もんどう

questions and answers

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

Zen dialogue

自問自答

じもんじとう

answering one's own question

筆問筆答

ひつもんひっとう

question and answer in writing

愚問愚答

ぐもんぐとう

silly questions and silly answers

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

問答法

もんどうほう

dialectic

想定問答集

そうていもんどうしゅう

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

答え難い質問

こたえにくいしつもん

awkward (difficult) question