問い直す

• 読み: といなおす
• ローマ字: toinaosu
• 漢字の分解: 問 (toi/mon) — question, inquire; 直 (nao/choku) — straight, redo, correct
• 発音: /to.i.na.o.sɯ/

意味

To reexamine; to ask again; to reconsider from the ground up.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 問い (question) + 直す (naosu — to redo, to correct). 問い直す implies returning to a question that was previously asked or settled and examining it anew, often because circumstances have changed or the original answer was inadequate. It is frequently used in academic and philosophical discourse where foundational assumptions are re-evaluated.

例文

1. 震災を経験して、自分にとって本当に大切なものは何かを問い直した。
2. 現代の研究者たちは、近代史の解釈を根本から問い直しつつある。
3. 上司の言葉にひっかかりを感じ、自分のやり方を問い直してみた。

使い方ガイド

場面: philosophy, self-reflection, academic, journalism

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

問い (question) + 直す (naosu — to redo, from 直 meaning straight, correct). 直す as a compound suffix means to redo or retry an action, giving 問い直す the meaning of questioning again or afresh.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated