問 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- モン
- Kun
- と(う)・と(い)・とん
- Meaning
- question, ask
Origin
門 (sound; gate) + 口 (to speak) — to ask with your mouth at the gate: to question.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| モン | 問題・問答・訪問 |
|---|---|
| とう | 問う・問いただす |
| とい | 問い |
| とん | 問屋 「問屋」は，「といや」とも。 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 問題もんだい
problem, question
- 質問しつもん
question
Example
先生に 問題を たずねます。
I ask the teacher about the problem.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)