How do you read 問い?

問い is read とい (toi), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 問い used in a sentence?

駅の忘れ物センターに問い合わせたが、見つからなかった。 — I inquired at the station's lost and found, but it wasn't found.

How do you write 問い in romaji?

問い is written toi in romaji.

問とい

Q: What JLPT level is 問い?

問い is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

とい · toi

JLPT N2 › verb

Question, query

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Heiban

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Example sentences

駅の忘れ物センターに問い合わせたが、見つからなかった。

えきのわすれものせんたーにといあわせたが、みつからなかった。

I inquired at the station's lost and found, but it wasn't found.

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問Question, Ask, Problem 音もん訓と.う・と.い JLPT N4 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

問うとうto ask, to question 問いといquestion, query 質問しつもんquestion, inquiry ～問～もんcounter for questions 問答もんどうquestions and answers, dialogue 問屋とんやwholesale store

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What does 問い mean?

Question, query.

How do you pronounce 問い?

とい (toi). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 問い?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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