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問 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
8Elementary year 3 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
モンもん · mon
Kun
と(う)・と(い)・とんto(u) · to(i) · ton
Meaning
question, ask

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

門 (sound; gate) + 口 (to speak) — to ask with your mouth at the gate: to question.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onモンもんmon問題もんだい問答もんどう訪問ほうもん
Kunとうtō問うとう問いただすといただす
Kunといtoi問いとい
Kunとんton問屋とんや

「問屋」は，「といや」とも。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 問題もんだい

    problem, question

  • 質問しつもん

    question

More words with this kanji

  • 疑問ぎもん
  • 訪問ほうもん
  • 難問なんもん
  • 詰問きつもん
  • 尋問じんもん
  • 慰問いもん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先生(せんせい)に 問題(もんだい)を たずねます。

I ask the teacher about the problem.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 口Map of reading モンAll maps

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