出題
しゅつだい · shutsudai · JLPT N1 · noun
question
📝 出 (out) + 題 (topic/question): a question put out for others to answer
出 means to put out or present, and 題 means question or topic. Together they describe putting a question forward for someone to answer.
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'