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問とう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, transitive)
1. to ask; to inquire
When asked by my father, I answered in a small voice.
2. to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with
The government intends to hold the company responsible.
3. to care about; to regard as important
used in neg. form
I don't care how you do it.
4. to call into question; to doubt; to question
usu. in passive form
This incident has called the police's handling of it into question.
Alt. forms
問とう
77%
とう
21%
訪とう
Kanji used
問
question
Pitch accent
と
う
と
う
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Conjugations...Used in: 4273
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to call someone's ability into question; to doubt a ruler's competence
to make an appeal to the confidence of
to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
to call someone's ability into question; to doubt a ruler's competence
Examples (25 in total)
I don't care how you do it.
They'll probably be held liable in some way.
Overall ability is tested.
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