What does 問う in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 問う in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 問う in Japanese.

The word 問う in Japanese means inquire, ask, question, 尋ねる、聞く、問う、問い合わせる, ~に質問する、問う, 捜す、問う. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 問う

inquire, ask, question

尋ねる、聞く、問う、問い合わせる

(formal (ask)

劇場の予約については受付でお問い合わせください。
For theater reservations, please inquire at reception.

~に質問する、問う

(inquire)

I questioned the actor for hours about his profession.

捜す、問う

(literary (inquire)

Seek and you will find!

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.