問う
N1とう tou
- to ask
- to question
- to charge (i.e. with a crime)
- to accuse
- without regard to (neg)
godan verb (special)transitive
Chinese meanings
询问;追究
Examples
- 彼にもう一杯いかがかと問う。Ask if he wants another drink.问他要不要再来一杯。
- この男は窃盗罪に問われた。This man was charged with theft.这个男人被控盗窃罪。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5b7ec81584'); // 問う
{
"id": "5b7ec81584",
"word": "問う",
"reading": "とう",
"romaji": "tou",
"meanings": [
"to ask",
"to question",
"to charge (i.e. with a crime)",
"to accuse",
"without regard to (neg)"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"v5u-s",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1536000,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼にもう一杯いかがかと問う。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}にもう{一杯|いっぱい}いかがかと{問|と}う。",
"en": "Ask if he wants another drink.",
"tatoeba_id": 118710
},
{
"ja": "この男は窃盗罪に問われた。",
"furigana": "この{男|おとこ}は{窃盗罪|せっとうざい}に{問|と}われた。",
"en": "This man was charged with theft.",
"tatoeba_id": 220626
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "34317c5f303a66cec3bd87877588416e646d4b7fa738190394dda8dd01c70692",
"meanings": [
"询问",
"追究"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼にもう一杯いかがかと問う。",
"zh": "问他要不要再来一杯。"
},
{
"ja": "この男は窃盗罪に問われた。",
"zh": "这个男人被控盗窃罪。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/5b7ec81584",
"JMdict ent_seq 1536000; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "d66db996ef5967846ebef44983f786ad17dc5ee8d63004c2f2be918145a011c7"
}
}