Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 問う in Japanese
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問う, 訪うJLPT 1
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Kana Readingとう
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Romajitō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
- Meaning
- to ask; to question; to inquire
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to charge (i.e. with a crime); to accuse
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to care (about)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- without regard to (with negative verb)
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Examples of 問う, 訪う, とう in a sentence
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The government put the question to the people in a referendum.
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引用した問題ではありませんが、関係代名詞と関係副詞の使い分けを問う問題がリーディングセクションにはあります。
The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs.
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She should be charged with murder.
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He was accused of murder.
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Ask if he wants another drink.
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A madman is not accountable for his actions.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 問う
- Plain Polite
- 問います
- Negative
- 問わない
- Negative Polite
- 問いません
Past
- Plain
- 問うた
- Plain Polite
- 問いました
- Negative
- 問わなかった
- Negative Polite
- 問いませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 問うて
- Plain Polite
- 問いまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 問われる
- Plain Polite
- 問われます
- Negative
- 問われない
- Negative Polite
- 問われません
Related Kanji
訪
JLPT 3
11 strokes
call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
On'Yomi: ホウ
Kun'Yomi: おとず.れる, たず.ねる, と.う