Memory phrase for the Kanji: 問


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Meaning ask

Pronunciation

MON
tou

Explanation

Outside: Gate , inner: mouth

Mnemonic


 
The mouth at the gate is asking.

Radicals

gateThe radical mon is the picture of a gate.
mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

問う とう  to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime)
問題 もんだい  problem, question
問い とい  question, query
問答 もんどう  questions and answers, dialogue
疑問 ぎもん  question, problem, doubt, guess
訪問 ほうもん  call, visit
拷問 ごうもん  torture
査問 さもん  hearing, inquiry, enquiry
問い合わせ といあわせ  enquiry, ENQ


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