訊く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 訊く – see the following entry.
聞く, 訊く: to ask a question
(This term, 訊く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
    • 1985, 村上春樹 Murakami Haruki, 世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world, 上 p109
      少しあいだっていつまでだい?」と訊いた
      「すこしのあいだっていつまでだい?」とかげがきいた
      "sukoshi no aida tte itsumade dai?" to kage ga kiita.
      "'A little while'? How long is that?" the shadow asked.