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質問する

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

質問する — “to ask a question”

質問する (read しつもんする) means to ask a question. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

しつもんする

Meaning

to ask a question

質問する in a sentence

先生せんせいに質問しつもんしてもいいですか。

May I ask the teacher a question?

The kanji in 質問する

質quality; (in 質問) question
問to ask

Words that share a kanji with 質問する

質問しつもん— question, inquiry
質しつ— quality, nature
物質ぶっしつ— substance, matter, material
性質せいしつ— nature, property, disposition
地質ちしつ— geology, geological features
素質そしつ— natural talent, aptitude, makings
問題もんだい— a problem
学問がくもん— learning, scholarship, study

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