問い・問|といtoi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounquestion; query
   私はその問といがたいへんやさしいことを発見はっけんした。↗

   I found the question very easy.

• Synonym質問しつもんNeutralThe most common everyday word for a question or for asking one, e.g. in class; 「問い」 is more written.
• Synonym設問せつもんNeutralRefers to questions designed for a test or questionnaire; the emphasis is on setting the questions.
• Synonym問題もんだいNeutralFar broader in range: test questions, or problems and issues to be solved; 「問い」 focuses on the question itself.
• Synonym問いかけといかけNeutralEmphasizes the act of putting a question to someone; 「問い」 is the question itself.
• SynonymクエスチョンNeutralLoanword for a question, seen mostly in quiz shows or in 「クエスチョンマーク」 (question mark).
• Related問い合わせといあわせNeutralAn inquiry or request for information directed to a company or organization, as in 「お問い合わせ先」.
• Related伺いうかがいFormalHumble language for asking for instructions or inquiring of a superior or client; can also mean a visit. Formal.
• Related発問はつもんWrittenA written term, rarely used, mainly for questions posed in teaching.
• Antonym答えこたえNeutralAntonym: an answer or reply, the counterpart of 「問い」.

「問い」 is for a question posed, and leans written; for everyday questions 「質問」 is the default. To ask a company or office, use 「問い合わせ」; test or survey questions are 「問題」 or 「設問」. 「伺い」 is humble language for superiors or clients, 「発問」 a teaching term, and 「クエスチョン」 a loanword heard mainly in quiz shows.

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1. 答こたえてもらいたいことがらを相手あいてに述のべること。