Japanese symbol for “interrogator”

質問者

しつもんしゃ

Romaji: shitsumonsha

questioner; interrogator; interpellator

In Japanese, interrogator is 質問者, read しつもんしゃ (shitsumonsha).

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Meanings

n questioner; interrogator; interpellator

Kanji and stroke order

質

substance, quality, matter

on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ

15 strokes · JLPT 3

問

question, ask, problem

on: モン
kun: と.う、と.い、とん

11 strokes · JLPT 3

者

someone, person

on: シャ
kun: もの

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “interrogator”

Word	Reading	Meaning
取調官	とりしらべかん torishirabekan	investigator; interrogator

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
質問	しつもん shitsumon	question; inquiry; enquiry
物質	ぶっしつ busshitsu	material; substance
体質	たいしつ taishitsu	constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease)
本質	ほんしつ honshitsu	essence; true nature; substance
品質	ひんしつ hinshitsu	quality (of a product or a service)
性質	せいしつ seishitsu	nature (of a person); disposition; temperament
問題	もんだい mondai	question (e.g. on a test); problem
疑問	ぎもん gimon	doubt; question; suspicion
患者	かんじゃ kanja	patient

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