問いかける

• 読み: といかける
• ローマ字: toikakeru
• 漢字の分解: 問 (toi/mon) — question, inquire
• 発音: /to.i.ka.ke.ɾɯ/

意味

To question; to pose a question to; to address with a query — often directed at the conscience, society, or a specific person.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb from 問い (toi — question) + かける (kakeru — to throw towards, to direct). Unlike simply asking (聞く), 問いかける implies a deliberate, often philosophical or rhetorical act of directing a question outward. It frequently appears in literary, journalistic, and artistic contexts where a work or speaker 'poses a question' to an audience or to society at large.

例文

1. この映画は人工知能の倫理について、観客に深く問いかける作品だ。
2. 彼は鏡に向かって、自分はなぜここにいるのかと静かに問いかけた。
3. 教師は生徒に答えを教えるのではなく、問いかけることで思考を促した。

使い方ガイド

場面: philosophy, literature, education, journalism

トーン: thoughtful

起源と歴史

Compound of 問い (question, from 問う — to ask, to inquire) + かける (to direct, to apply). The かける element adds the nuance of directing the question toward a target.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated