アンケート

• Reading: アンケート
• Romaji: ankeeto
• Pronunciation: /a.n.keː.to/

Meaning

Questionnaire; survey. A set of questions used to gather opinions or data.

A loanword from French 'enquête' (inquiry/survey). Widely used in Japanese for any kind of opinion survey or feedback form. Common collocations include アンケートに答える (answer a survey), アンケートを取る (conduct a survey), and アンケート結果 (survey results). Ubiquitous in schools, businesses, and online.

Examples

1. お客様アンケートにご協力ください。 Please help us by filling out the customer survey.
2. アンケートの結果を分析した。 I analyzed the results of the survey.
3. 授業の後にアンケートに答えた。 I filled out a survey after class.

Usage Guide

Context: business, education, research

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Borrowed from French 'enquête' (inquiry, investigation). Entered Japanese during the Meiji period when many French academic and administrative terms were adopted.

Cultural Context

Era: Meiji period

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal