査問|さもんsamon[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinquiry; enquiry; hearing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 査問する（さもんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 査問します（さもんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 査問しない（さもんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 査問しません（さもんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 査問せず・査問せぬ（さもんせず・さもんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 査問した（さもんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 査問しました（さもんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 査問しなかった（さもんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 査問しませんでした（さもんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 査問して（さもんして） |
| Potential | 査問できる（さもんできる） |
| Passive | 査問される（さもんされる） |
| Causative | 査問させる（さもんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 査問させられる（さもんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 査問すれば（さもんすれば） |
| tara | 査問したら（さもんしたら） |
| Volitional | 査問しよう（さもんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 査問しましょう（さもんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 査問しろ（さもんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym尋問じんもんWrittenWritten register. Interrogation by police or judges using coercive questioning; more criminal-justice oriented than 「査問」.
- Synonym取り調べとりしらべNeutralNeutral. Police or prosecutors questioning a suspect as part of an investigation.
- SynonymただすWrittenWritten. Ascertaining the facts; can also mean correcting or putting right what is wrong.
- Synonym調べしらべNeutralNeutral. Examination or research; also means a tune or melody.
- Synonym追及ついきゅうWrittenWritten. Relentlessly pursuing the cause of something or the responsibility for it.
- Synonym審問しんもんFormalFormal. Questioning by a court as part of a trial's proceedings.
- Synonym問い詰めるといつめるNeutralNeutral. Questioning someone relentlessly until they tell the truth.
- Synonym鞠問きくもんWrittenWritten and rare. Questioning someone about their crimes, pressing them on the charges.
- Synonym問いただすといただすNeutralNeutral. Questioning to clear up a doubt, or pressing someone hard for the truth.
- SynonymただすWrittenWritten. Asking someone about something you don't understand to confirm it.
- Related追究ついきゅうWrittenWritten. Probing deeply into a subject, e.g. pursuing the truth in scholarship.
- Related調査ちょうさNeutralNeutral and common in everyday use. Investigating to establish the actual state of things.
- Related検察けんさつFormalFormal. Criminal investigation aimed at prosecution.
- Related査察ささつWrittenWritten. Inspecting compliance with rules, e.g. tax investigations.
- Related捜査そうさWrittenWritten. Police investigation of crimes to find offenders and gather evidence.
- Related詮索せんさくWrittenWritten. Prying into people's private lives, digging for every detail.
- Related審尋しんじんFormalFormal and rare. A court questioning the parties and hearing their statements.
Use 「査問」 for an internal inquiry into misconduct within an organization, as in 「査問委員会」. For police interrogation say 「尋問」 or 「取り調べ」; to pursue responsibility, 「追及」; for a general investigation, 「調査」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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