問 — mun

Parts that make up 問

How 問 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 問 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 門, 口.

Korean example words with 問

• 문항問項 Korean gloss: 문제의 항목
• 엄문嚴問 Korean gloss: 엄하게 심문함
• 우문愚問 Korean gloss: 어리석은 질문
• 사문査問 Korean gloss: 조사하여 캐물음
• 문죄問罪 Korean gloss: 죄를 캐내어 물음
• 예문例問 Korean gloss: 예로서 드는 문제
• 문책問責 Korean gloss: 잘못을 캐묻고 꾸짖음
• 문후問候 Korean gloss: 웃어른의 안부를 물음
• 자문自問 Korean gloss: 자신에게 스스로 물음
• 힐문詰問 Korean gloss: 트집을 잡아 따져 물음
• 문유問遺 Korean gloss: 안부를 묻고 물건을 선사함
• 난문難問 Korean gloss: 해결하기 어려운 일이나 사건

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 問

• 質問しつもん question; inquiry; enquiry
• 訪問ほうもん call; visit
• 問題もんだい question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political)
• 問い合わせといあわせ inquiry; query; enquiry
• 疑問ぎもん doubt; question; suspicion
• 問うとう to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for
• 喚問かんもん summons
• 顧問こもん adviser; advisor; consultant
• 諮問しもん consultation; question; enquiry
• 問題点もんだいてん the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue
• 問いとい question; query
• 尋問じんもん questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

Characters sharing the phonetic 門

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “문” in Korean.

Other hanja read “문”

Other hanja with radical 口