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How to say 'Question' or 'Problem' in Japanese | 問題

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The Japanese word for Question or Problem is 'Mondai', written as 問題 in Japanese.'Question' or 'Problem' in hiragana is もんだい.

    word

    問題

    Meaning

    Question, Problem

    Reading

    もんだい

    mondai

    Kanji

    問Question, Problem 題Topic

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '問題 (もんだい)' can mean either 'problem' or 'question', depending on the context. As 'problem', it refers to an issue or difficulty that needs to be resolved. For example: there is a problem with the computer「コンピューターに問題がある」(コンピューターにもんだいがある). As 'question', it refers to a query or an item on a test. For example: I have a question「問題があります」(もんだいがあります). This word is commonly used in both academic and everyday situations, and its meaning is usually clear from the context.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    128

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 問題

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    問

    Meaning

    Question, Problem

  • kanji

    題

    Meaning

    Topic

Words Related to 問題 Through the Kanji 問

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 問 as well.

  • word

    質問

    Meaning

    Question

  • word

    問う

    Meaning

    Question, Ask

  • word

    疑問

    Meaning

    Doubt

  • word

    学問

    Meaning

    Learning, Scholarship

  • word

    問い

    Meaning

    Question

  • word

    問い合わせる

    Meaning

    Inquire

  • word

    問屋

    Meaning

    Wholesaler

  • word

    問答

    Meaning

    Dialogue

  • word

    訪問

    Meaning

    Visit

  • word

    問い合わせ

    Meaning

    Inquiry

  • word

    顧問

    Meaning

    Advisor

Words Related to 問題 Through the Kanji 題

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 題 as well.

  • word

    宿題

    Meaning

    Homework

  • word

    課題

    Meaning

    Task, Issue

  • word

    話題

    Meaning

    Topic

  • word

    議題

    Meaning

    Agenda

  • word

    主題

    Meaning

    Theme

  • word

    題名

    Meaning

    Title

  • word

    例題

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    題する

    Meaning

    Entitle

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'Mondai' means 'Question' or 'Problem' .

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