問 — question, ask, inquire
もん
問
question
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
11 strokes
school
U+554F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #64
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1630
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- question
- ask
- inquire
word
もん mon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
とん ton Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
と to Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
とい toi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
もん
門
gate
#169
くち
口
mouth
#30
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (mouth) inside 門 (gate). To speak at the gate — a question is a mouth directed at a barrier.