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 ia 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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