疑問

• 読み: ぎもん
• ローマ字: gimon
• 漢字の分解: 疑 (gi) — doubt, suspect; 問 (mon) — question, ask
• 発音: /ɡi.moɴ/

意味

Question; doubt; uncertainty. A point that is unclear or open to question.

A noun/na-adjective used for intellectual doubts and questions. Common compounds include 疑問点 (gimonten, point of doubt), 疑問文 (gimonbun, interrogative sentence), and 疑問に思う (gimon ni omou, to have doubts about). More formal and analytical than 質問 (question asked to someone).

例文

1. その説明にはまだ疑問が残っている。
2. 疑問に思ったことは何でも聞いてください。
3. 彼の発言には疑問を感じざるを得ない。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic, discussion, critical thinking

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 疑 (gi, doubt) and 問 (mon, question). 疑 depicts a person looking both ways at a crossroads, uncertain which path to take. 問 shows a mouth at a gate, asking for entry.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal