問い合わせ

• 読み: といあわせ
• ローマ字: toiawase
• 漢字の分解: 問 (mon/to) — question, inquire; 合 (go/a) — combine, join
• 発音: /to.i.a.wa.se/

意味

An inquiry; an enquiry; a query or request for information directed to a company, institution, or individual.

A noun derived from the verb 問い合わせる (to inquire, to make an enquiry). Extremely common in customer service, business correspondence, and official communications. The phrase お問い合わせ (with the honorific お-) is the standard polite form seen on websites and official materials. Unlike 質問 (a question in a conversation), 問い合わせ implies a formal or semi-formal request for information from an external party.

例文

1. 製品の保証についてお問い合わせください。
2. 問い合わせの件数が増えたため、回答に時間がかかっております。
3. 担当者に問い合わせたところ、在庫はまだあると確認できた。

使い方ガイド

場面: customer service, business correspondence, official communications

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 問い (toi — question, inquiry) and 合わせ (awase — combining, joining). The compound conveys the idea of directing one's question toward the other party for a response.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal