疑問

ぎもん · gimon · JLPT N3 · noun

question

❓ 疑問 = doubt + ask: the question you raise when unsure

疑 means doubt (as in 疑う, utagau, to doubt) and 問 means to ask (as in 問題, mondai, problem). Doubting plus asking gives a question or a doubt. Sound hook: gimon sounds like gimme one, as in gimme one answer.

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