質問
しつもん · shitsumon
Question, inquiry, enquiry
Other ways to say “question” in Japanese →
flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
患者さんからは、治療について質問が多いです。
かんじゃさんからは、ちりょうについてしつもんがおおいです。
Patients ask many questions about treatment.
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店員は、客の質問に答えながら、品出しを続けた。
てんいんは、きゃくのしつもんにこたえながら、しなだしをつづけた。
The clerk answered customers' questions while continuing to stock shelves.
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What does 質問 mean?
Question, inquiry, enquiry.
How do you pronounce 質問?
しつもん (shitsumon). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 質問?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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