Definition of 問う (とう)

と

問う

とう

tou

JLPT N1

Common word

Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb

to ask, to inquire

to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with

to care about, to regard as important(used in neg. form)

Related Kanji

問	question, ask, problem
訪	call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

Example sentences(showing 12 results)

かれ

いっぱい

Ask if he wants another drink

あなた

の

じんしゅ

人種

、

ねんれい

年齢

、

しゅうきょう

宗教

は

と

問いません

I don't care about your race or age or religion

にんげん

くる

こうどう

せきにん

と

A madman is not accountable for his actions

けいさつ

かれ

、

りんごく

じょうほう

なが

つみ

と

The police charged him with leaking information to a neighboring country

しょうにん

じじつ

かく

けいほう

つみ

と

The concealment of facts by a witness is a criminal offense

せいふ

じゅうみん

と

いっぱんとうひょう

じっし

The government put the question to the people in a referendum

いんよう

もんだい

、

かんけいだいめいし

かんけいふくし

つかわ

と

もんだい

The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs

かのじょ

さつじんざい

と

She should be charged with murder

おとこ

せっとうざい

と

This man was charged with theft

おとこ

せっとうはん

と

The man was charged with theft

かれ

さつじんざい

と

He was accused of murder

ソクラテス

しゅしん

しん

むしんろん

つみ

と

Socrates was accused of atheism because he did not believe in Zeus