- gumon foolish question, stupid question; one's question
Used in formal or literary contexts to label a question as foolish, often self-deprecatingly when asking a sensitive or obvious question.
愚問かもしれませんが、なぜそう決めたのですか。
Gumon kamoshiremasen ga, naze sou kimeta no desu ka.
This may be a foolish question, but why did you decide that?
そんな愚問は聞かないでくれ。
Sonna gumon wa kikanaide kure.
Don't ask me such a foolish question.
⚖️ Often confused with 疑問 (gimon), which means a neutral doubt or question; 愚問 carries a judgment of foolishness.
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