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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
疑問
- query; question; doubt
無論何時何地，只要你有困難或有任何疑問，都歡迎隨時聯繫我。 [MSC, trad.]
无论何时何地，只要你有困难或有任何疑问，都欢迎随时联系我。 [MSC, simp.]- Wúlùn héshí hédì, zhǐyào nǐ yǒu kùnnan huò yǒu rènhé yíwèn, dōu huānyíng suíshí liánxì wǒ.
- No matter when or where you have any difficulties or questions, please feel free to contact me.
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Japanese
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 疑問 (MC ngi mjunH, literally “doubt, suspicion + ask”), apparently borrowed later as a learned borrowing from Literary Chinese of the same source term.
First attested in the early 1600s.
Pronunciation
Noun
疑問 • (gimon)
- a question (implies a doubt about something)
- Synonym: (neutral, no nuances of doubt) 質問 (shitsumon)
- a doubt or suspicion about whether something is real or true
Verb
疑問する • (gimon suru) suru (stem 疑問し (gimon shi), past 疑問した (gimon shita))
- to ask (implies a doubt about something)
- Synonym: (neutral, no nuances of doubt) 質問する (shitsumon suru)
- to doubt or suspect that something might not be real or true
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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疑問し
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ぎもんし
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gimon shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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疑問し
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ぎもんし
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gimon shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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疑問する
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ぎもんする
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gimon suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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疑問する
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ぎもんする
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gimon suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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疑問すれ
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ぎもんすれ
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gimon sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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疑問せよ¹
疑問しろ²
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ぎもんせよ¹
ぎもんしろ²
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gimon seyo¹
gimon shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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疑問される
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ぎもんされる
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gimon sareru
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| Causative
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疑問させる
疑問さす
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ぎもんさせる
ぎもんさす
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gimon saseru
gimon sasu
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| Potential
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疑問できる
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ぎもんできる
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gimon dekiru
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| Volitional
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疑問しよう
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ぎもんしよう
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gimon shiyō
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| Negative
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疑問しない
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ぎもんしない
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gimon shinai
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| Negative continuative
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疑問せず
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ぎもんせず
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gimon sezu
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| Formal
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疑問します
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ぎもんします
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gimon shimasu
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| Perfective
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疑問した
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ぎもんした
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gimon shita
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| Conjunctive
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疑問して
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ぎもんして
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gimon shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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疑問すれば
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ぎもんすれば
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gimon sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
疑問 • (uimun) (hangeul 의문)
- Hanja form? of 의문 (“doubt”).
Vietnamese
Noun
疑問
- chữ Hán form of nghi vấn (“doubt”).
Adjective
疑問
- chữ Hán form of nghi vấn (“doubtful”).