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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

問とう

N1
とう tou
  1. to ask
  2. to question
  3. to charge (i.e. with a crime)
  4. to accuse
  5. without regard to (neg)
godan verb (special)transitive

Chinese meanings

询问;追究

Examples

  • 彼かれにもう一いっ杯ぱいいかがかと問とう。
    Ask if he wants another drink.
    问他要不要再来一杯。
  • この男おとこは窃せっ盗とう罪ざいに問とわれた。
    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"
  }
}