喚問|かんもんkanmon[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, lawsummons
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 喚問する（かんもんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 喚問します（かんもんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 喚問しない（かんもんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 喚問しません（かんもんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 喚問せず・喚問せぬ（かんもんせず・かんもんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 喚問した（かんもんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 喚問しました（かんもんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 喚問しなかった（かんもんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 喚問しませんでした（かんもんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 喚問して（かんもんして） |
| Potential | 喚問できる（かんもんできる） |
| Passive | 喚問される（かんもんされる） |
| Causative | 喚問させる（かんもんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 喚問させられる（かんもんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 喚問すれば（かんもんすれば） |
| tara | 喚問したら（かんもんしたら） |
| Volitional | 喚問しよう（かんもんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 喚問しましょう（かんもんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 喚問しろ（かんもんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym呼び出すよびだすNeutralEveryday word for calling someone over or phoning for them; also used for calling up programs and files. 「喚問」 is a public authority summoning someone to question them.
- Synonym召喚しょうかんFormalFormal term for a court or government office summoning someone to a set date, time and place; also summoning spirits. 「喚問」 stresses bringing someone in for questioning.
- Synonym呼ぶよぶNeutralThe most common, everyday word: to call out, call someone over, or invite; no official flavour. 「喚問」 is a formal summons by a public authority for questioning.
- Synonym召し出すめしだすWrittenOld-fashioned term for a superior having someone come; it only means calling them, with no questioning. 「喚問」 always involves interrogation.
- Related召集しょうしゅうWrittenUsed for convening a body such as parliament or calling up troops — gathering many people. 「喚問」 is summoning a particular individual for questioning.
- Related招集しょうしゅうWrittenUsed for convening meetings or assembling members — bringing a group together. 「喚問」 is calling in an individual to question them.
Use 「喚問」 for a public authority summoning and questioning someone, as in 「証人喚問」. For a court or office summons to a set time and place use 「召喚」; for everyday calling use 「呼び出す」 or 「呼ぶ」; for gathering people use 「招集」 or 「召集」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
