► 動詞
問う [(2)とう] [問わず] [liter] meaning: matter not rank: 2
☆ 公務員は金額の大小を問わず贈答品を受け取る事は出来ない ⇨ Public servants cannot receive gifts regardless of the monetary amount
☆ 年齢性別を問わず楽しめるスポーツ ⇨ A sport anybody can enjoy regardless of age and gender
問う [(2)とう] [問わない] [liter] meaning: matter not rank: 2
☆ 応募者の経験は問わない ⇨ Experience of applicants are not asked. No experience required
問う [(2)とう] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 2
☆ 首相の責任を問う声が高まっている ⇨ There are more voices questioning the responsibility of the prime minister. More people are demanding his accountability
問い合わせる [(5)といあわせる] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 私は製品の在庫状況について店に問い合わせた ⇨ I inquired the store about the stock status of the product
問う [(2)とう] [liter] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 安楽死の是非を世に問う問題作 ⇨ A controversial work that presents a question of euthanasia to the society
☆ 政治家の政治改革に対する本当のやる気が問われている ⇨ It has been questioned how serious politicians really are about the political reform
問う [(2)とう] [liter] meaning: accuse rank: 3
☆ 彼は反逆罪に問われた ⇨ He was accused of treason
問い返す [(4)といかえす] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 彼は「おまえこそどう思ってるんだ」と問い返した ⇨ He asked back “what do you think?”
問い掛ける [(4)といかける] [liter] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 民主主義の本当のあり方を世に問いかける作品 ⇨ A work that presents a question of what democracy really should be
問い質す [(4)といただす] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 彼女は夫に昨晩どこにいたのか問い質した ⇨ She grilled her husband about where he had been the last night
問い詰める [(4)といつめる] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 彼女は夫に前夜何をしていたのか問い詰めた ⇨ She grilled her husband about what he was doing last night (☛ Question persistently)
► 名詞
問い合わせ [といあわせ] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 問い合わせの電話が殺到した ⇨ We were inundated with inquiry calls
問い [とい] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 試験で全ての問いに答えることが出来なかった ⇨ I wasn’t able to answer all the questions in the exam
問い掛け [といかけ] [liter] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 現代社会への問いかけ ⇨ A question for modern society