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Japanese symbol for “interrogation”

Romaji: jinmon
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

In Japanese, interrogation is , read (jinmon).

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. n, vs, vt questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

inquire, fathom, look for
on: ジン
kun: たず.ねる、ひろ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
question, ask, problem
on: モン
kun: と.う、と.い、とん
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “interrogation”

WordReadingMeaning
しんもん shinmontrial; hearing; inquiry
といかけ toikakequery; interrogation; enquiry
きくもん kikumonquestioning (someone) about a crime; interrogation
しんじん shinjinhearing; interrogation
インタロゲーション intarogeeshoninterrogation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じんじょう jinjoucommon; ordinary; usual
たずねる tazuneruto ask; to enquire; to inquire
せんじん senjingreat depth; bottomless
たずねびと tazunebitomissing person; wanted person
たずね tazunequestion; inquiry; asking
もんだい mondaiquestion (e.g. on a test); problem
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry
ぎもん gimondoubt; question; suspicion

See also: Chinese symbol for “interrogation”.

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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