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Japanese symbol for “enquire”

Romaji: toiawaseru
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

In Japanese, enquire is , read (toiawaseru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vt to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

question, ask, problem
on: モン
kun: と.う、と.い、とん
11 strokes · JLPT 3
fit, suit, join
on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “enquire”

WordReadingMeaning
たずねる tazuneruto ask; to enquire; to inquire
きく kikuto ask; to enquire; to query
きく kikuto ask; to enquire; to query
といただす toitadasuto inquire (about); to enquire; to ask
ただす tadasuto ask (about); to inquire; to enquire

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
もんだい mondaiquestion (e.g. on a test); problem
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry
ぎもん gimondoubt; question; suspicion
ほうもん houmoncall; visit
とう touto ask; to inquire
とい toiquestion; query
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout

See also: Chinese symbol for “enquire”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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