問
問 — Question
question, ask, problem
On’yomiモン (mon)
Kun’yomiとう (tou)
Kun’yomiとい (toi)
Kun’yomiとん (ton)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 問
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 質問 | しつもん shitsumon | question; inquiry; enquiry |
| 訪問 | ほうもん houmon | call; visit |
| 問題 | もんだい mondai | question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political) |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ toiawase | inquiry; query; enquiry |
| 喚問 | かんもん kanmon | summons |
| 疑問 | ぎもん gimon | doubt; question; suspicion |
Study notes
問 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #64 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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