Japanese symbol for “enquire”
問い合わせる
といあわせる
Romaji: toiawaseru
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
In Japanese, enquire is 問い合わせる, read といあわせる (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
- v1, vt to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
Written forms: 問い合わせる、問合わせる、問合せる、問い合せる. Readings: といあわせる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “enquire”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尋ねる | たずねる tazuneru | to ask; to enquire; to inquire |
| 聞く | きく kiku | to ask; to enquire; to query |
| 訊く | きく kiku | to ask; to enquire; to query |
| 問いただす | といただす toitadasu | to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask |
| 質す | ただす tadasu | to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 問題 | もんだい mondai | question (e.g. on a test); problem |
| 質問 | しつもん shitsumon | question; inquiry; enquiry |
| 疑問 | ぎもん gimon | doubt; question; suspicion |
| 訪問 | ほうもん houmon | call; visit |
| 問う | とう tou | to ask; to inquire |
| 問い | とい toi | question; query |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; 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.