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質問

しつもん

question

Mnemonic

A mouth in the gateway, and it is not letting you through until it has had an answer. The same もん as the gate the whole queue moans at. Hand up at the back of the room: しつもん.

Worth knowing

A question somebody asks. 問題 もんだい is a problem, or a question printed on a test.

Built from

quality, substance
Two axes 斤 above money 貝, the weighing that says what a thing is really worth.
question, ask
門 gate + 口 mouth

Words sharing these kanji

problem, question question, doubt to ask, to inquire

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