自問

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Chinese

from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
 to ask
trad. (自問) 自 問
simp. (自问) 自 问

Pronunciation

Verb

自問

  1. (formal) to ask oneself
  2. (formal) to examine oneself; to search one's soul
  3. (formal) to assess; to come to a conclusion after weighing a matter

Synonyms

  • (to examine oneself):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 問
じ
Grade: 2 		もん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

自(じ)問(もん) • (jimon) 

  1. asking oneself

Verb

自(じ)問(もん)する • (jimon suru) suru (stem 自(じ)問(もん)し (jimon shi), past 自(じ)問(もん)した (jimon shita))

  1. to ask oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of "自問する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 自問し じもんし jimon shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 自問し じもんし jimon shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 自問する じもんする jimon suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 自問する じもんする jimon suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 自問すれ じもんすれ jimon sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 自問せよ¹
自問しろ² 		じもんせよ¹
じもんしろ² 		jimon seyo¹
jimon shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 自問される じもんされる jimon sareru
Causative 自問させる
自問さす 		じもんさせる
じもんさす 		jimon saseru
jimon sasu
Potential 自問できる じもんできる jimon dekiru
Volitional 自問しよう じもんしよう jimon shiyō
Negative 自問しない じもんしない jimon shinai
Negative continuative 自問せず じもんせず jimon sezu
Formal 自問します じもんします jimon shimasu
Perfective 自問した じもんした jimon shita
Conjunctive 自問して じもんして jimon shite
Hypothetical conditional 自問すれば じもんすれば jimon sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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