Word Meaning 自問自答

じもんじとう jimonjitou

自問自答 is read as じもんじとう (jimonjitou) and means answering one's own question.

Meaning

English

  1. answering one's own question
  2. wondering to oneself
  3. soliloquizing
  4. soliloquising

Reading

Kana

じもんじとう

Romaji

jimonjitou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo Rank 21472 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自動応答

じどうおうとう

auto-answer

自動音声応答

じどうおんせいおうとう

interactive voice response

自問

じもん

asking oneself

問答

もんどう

questions and 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

押し問答

おしもんどう

arguing back and forth

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

Zen dialogue

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

愚問愚答

ぐもんぐとう

silly questions and silly answers

蒟蒻問答

こんにゃくもんどう

irrelevant and incoherent dialogue