Meaning

Primary

Interrogation

Alternative

Questioning

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

When you inquire about a problem, you tend to do interrogation-style questioning to get to the bottom of it. Why is it like this? What happened? Is it bigger than a breadbox?

Reading

じんもん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

警察は関係者全員を尋問しました。

The police questioned everyone who was involved.

Kanji Composition