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疑問

ぎもん

question, doubt

Mnemonic

A question you are asking because you do not believe the answer, which is a different thing from wanting information. Gee ぎ, and the same もん as the gate everybody moans at: ぎもん.

Worth knowing

問題 もんだい is a problem or a question on paper and 質問 しつもん is a question you put to somebody. 疑問 is a doubt.

Built from

doubt, suspect
A figure stopped at a fork with a stick still in hand, not committing to either road yet.
question, ask
門 gate + 口 mouth

Words sharing these kanji

to doubt, to be suspicious of problem, question question to ask, to inquire

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