► 終助詞
か [か] [coll] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ お前狂ったのか？ ⇨ Have you gone insane?
☆ これ使ってもいいですか？ ⇨ Can I use this?
☆ もうこれ以上いらないのか？ ⇨ You don’t need any more?
☆ 窓を開けてもいいでしょうか？ ⇨ Is it OK if I open the window?
かな [かな] [か＋な] [coll] [peer] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ 君はどう思うかな？ ⇨ What do you think?
な [な] [coll] [junior] [男] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ お前に言ったこと、分かったな？ ⇨ You got what I told you, right?
☆ お母さんには言うなよ、いいな？ ⇨ Don’t tell mom, OK?
な [な] [coll] [peer] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ これだけあれば足りるかな？ ⇨ I wonder if this will be enough
☆ もしかして彼等道に迷ったのかな？ ⇨ I wonder if they got lost
ね [ね] [coll] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ あいつわざとやったのかね？ ⇨ Did he do it on purpose?
☆ これで本当に良いんですね？ ⇨ Are you really OK with this?
☆ 分かったね？ ⇨ You understood, right?
の [の] [coll] [peer] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ これが欲しいの？ ⇨ Do you want this?
☆ これでいいの？ ⇨ Is this OK? Will this do?
☆ 何が言いたいの？ ⇨ What are you getting at?
☆ 何やってんの？ ⇨ What are you doing?
☆ え、そうなの？ ⇨ Whoa, is that so? (☛ Question to make sure of something)
☆ 本当にこれでいいの？ ⇨ Is this really OK? (☛ Question to make sure of something)
かしら [(1)かしら] [coll] [peer] [女] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ このスカートどうかしら？ ⇨ How about, what do you think of, this skirt? (☛ Slightly old-fashioned. Usually used by young-adults and above)
☆ 彼、私のことどう思ってるのかしら？ ⇨ I wonder how he feels about me (☛ Slightly old-fashioned. Usually used by young-adults and above)
け [け] [っけ] [coll] [casual] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ そうだったっけ？ ⇨ Was that really so? (☛ A verb in past tense + sokuon (っ) + け. Ask about something you’d known but forgot)
☆ 入り口の暗証番号は何だったっけ？ ⇨ What was the passcode for the entrance? (☛ A verb in past tense + sokuon (っ) + け. Ask about something you’d known but forgot)
☆ 確定申告の締切は何時でしたっけ？ ⇨ When is the deadline for tax return? (☛ A verb in past tense + sokuon (っ) + け. Ask about something you’d known but forgot)
かい [かい] [coll] [peer] [男] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ これで十分かい？ ⇨ Is this enough? (☛ A colloquial variation of か)
かい [かい] [coll] [junior] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ おまえが吉蔵の娘かい？ ⇨ Are you the daughter of Kichizo? (☛ Often used by old people in period dramas)
こと [こと] [coll] [女] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ いいこと？ ⇨ You understood? You agree? (☛ Sounds very old-fashioned)
► 動詞
聞く [(2)きく] [coll] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ ちょっと聞いてもいい？ ⇨ Can I ask you something?
☆ 彼に聞いたが知らないと言っていた ⇨ I asked him but he said he didn’t know
質問 [しつもん] [質問する] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ 質問してもいいですか？ ⇨ Can I ask a question?
伺う [うかがう] [humble] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 一つ伺っても宜しいですか？ ⇨ Could I ask you one question?
御尋ね [おたずね] [お尋ねする] [coll] [polite] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ ちょっとお尋ねしても宜しいですか？ ⇨ May I ask you something?
聞き返す [(3)ききかえす] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 彼は本当かと何度も聞き返した ⇨ He repeatedly asked if that was true
尋ねる [(3)たずねる] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 彼は通りがかった人に道を尋ねた ⇨ He asked a person who passed by for directions
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
聞き返す [(3)ききかえす] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 彼は相手に「お前こそどうなんだ」と聞き返した ⇨ He asked back to the other guy “what about you?”
聞き直す [(4)ききなおす] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 「本当に？」と彼女は何度も聞き直した ⇨ “Really? Really? Really?” she asked again and again
照会 [しょうかい] [照会する] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 税務署に払戻しの状況を照会した ⇨ I inquired to the tax office about the status of my tax refund
質す [(2)ただす] [liter] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 彼は国会で首相の発言の真偽を質した ⇨ He questioned the legitimacy of the comment the prime minister had made
打診 [だしん] [打診する] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 彼等は競争相手に共同開発の可能性を打診した ⇨ They put out feelers to a competitor about a possibility of joint development
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)
取り調べる [(5)とりしらべる] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 刑事は容疑者を取り調べた ⇨ The detectives interrogated the suspect (☛ Interrogations by authorities)
問題視 [(3)もんだいし] [問題視する] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 学校は彼と学生の関係を問題視している ⇨ The school is questioning his relationship with the student
詰問 [きつもん] [詰問する] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 彼女はどうして帰りが遅かったのか夫に詰問した ⇨ She grilled her husband on why he came home so late
公募 [こうぼ] [公募する] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 彼等は新製品の名前を公募した ⇨ They asked the public to suggest a name for the new product
審問 [しんもん] [審問する] meaning: question rank: 4
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自問 [じもん] [自問する] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 彼は決断が正しかったのか自問した ⇨ He questioned himself if the decision had been correct (☛ Ask oneself)
尋問 [じんもん] [尋問する] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 弁護士が証人を尋問した ⇨ The attorney questioned, cross-examined, the witness (☛ Police officers, attorneys, etc. to question someone on legal grounds)
問診 [もんしん] [問診する] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 医者が患者を問診した ⇨ The doctor asked questions to the patient on the condition
聞き糺す [(4)ききただす] meaning: question rank: 5
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糾問 [きゅうもん] [糾問する] [liter] meaning: question rank: 5
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► 助動詞
だろ [だろ] [だろ(だ)] [coll] [peer] [男] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ おまえ冗談だろ？ ⇨ You’re kidding, right?
► 成句
だろう [だろう] [だろ(だ)＋う] [coll] [男] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ おまえ本気じゃないだろう？ ⇨ You’re not serious, right?
だろう [だろう] [だろ(だ)＋う] [coll] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ 次の電車は何時だろう？ ⇨ What time will the next train be?
でしょう [でしょう] [です＋う] [coll] [polite] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ まさか本気じゃないでしょう？ ⇨ You’re not serious, are you?
☆ 次の電車は何時でしょう？ ⇨ What is the time for the next train?
► 名詞
疑問 [ぎもん] [liter] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ その計画が成功するかどうかは疑問だ ⇨ It is questionable whether that project will succeed or not
☆ 疑問文 ⇨ An interrogative sentence, question
☆ 首相は国民の疑問に答えようとしない ⇨ The prime minister is not answering the questions from the people
質問 [しつもん] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ 質問はありますか？ ⇨ Do you have any questions?
問題 [もんだい] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ 数学の問題 ⇨ A math question (☛ Academic questions)
☆ 練習問題 ⇨ Exercise questions (☛ Academic questions)
伺い [うかがい] [伺いを立てる] [liter] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 私達はその計画について社長に御伺いを立てた ⇨ We asked the CEO about the project (if it could go ahead)
伺い [うかがい] [御伺いする] [liter] [humble] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 一つ御伺いしても宜しいでしょうか？ ⇨ Could I ask you one question?
☆ 先日御伺いした件なのですが… ⇨ Regarding the thing that I inquired to you a few days ago …
御尋ね [おたずね] [coll] [polite] meaning: question rank: 2
☆ 貴方のお尋ねの件ですが… ⇨ Regarding your inquiry, …
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
照会 [しょうかい] meaning: question rank: 3
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打診 [だしん] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 他のチームからトレードの打診があった ⇨ Another team inquired us about a possible trade
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
取り調べ [とりしらべ] meaning: question rank: 3
☆ 容疑者は警察の取り調べに対して黙秘を続けている ⇨ The suspect has been refusing to respond to the police questionings (☛ Interrogations by authorities)
質疑 [(1)しつぎ] [質疑する] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 説明会では質疑の場を設けます ⇨ We will have an opportunity to ask questions during the presentation (☛ Q&A, usually in a live session)
質疑応答 [しつぎおうとう] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 今から質疑応答に入りましょう ⇨ Let’s start a Q&A session now (☛ Q&A, usually in a live session)
職務質問 [(5)しょくむしつもん] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 彼は警官に職務質問を受けた ⇨ He was question by a police officer (☛ An official interview by a police officer regarding a crime)
尋問 [じんもん] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ (☛ Police officers, attorneys, etc. to question someone on legal grounds)
設問 [せつもん] [設問する] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 試験は二十の設問から成っている ⇨ The exam consists of 20 questions
引き合い [ひきあい] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 大型の仕事の引き合いがあった ⇨ There has been an inquiry for a large job (☛ A business inquiry)
不問 [ふもん] [liter] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 経験不問 ⇨ Experience not questioned, required
不問 [ふもん] [不問にする] [liter] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 経営陣の責任は不問とされた ⇨ The responsibility of the management was not questioned
例題 [れいだい] meaning: question rank: 4
☆ 運転免許試験の例題集 ⇨ A book of example questions of the driving license test