問う (とう) — to ask, to question
問う
to ask
Frequency #1111
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
godan verb (-u, special) · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5u-s, vt)
tou
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
とう[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to ask
- to question