Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 自問(じもん) in Japanese

自問
Kana Reading
じもん
Romaji
jimon
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    asking oneself
    Example sentence
    彼はなぜ妻が自分を捨てたのかと自問した。 He wondered to himself why his wife had left him.

Examples of 自問, じもん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

問 JLPT 4

11 strokes

question, ask, problem

On'Yomi: モン

Kun'Yomi: と.う, と.い, とん

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自 JLPT 4

6 strokes

oneself

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

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