Japanese symbol for “query”
問い
とい
Romaji: toi
question; query
In Japanese, query is 問い, read とい (toi).
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Meanings
- n question; query
Written forms: 問い、問. Readings: とい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “query”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ toiawase | inquiry; query; enquiry |
| 照会 | しょうかい shoukai | inquiry; query; enquiry |
| 問いかけ | といかけ toikake | query; interrogation; enquiry |
| 聞く | きく kiku | to ask; to enquire; to query |
| 訊く | きく kiku | to ask; to enquire; to query |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “query”.
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.