疑問（ぎもん、gimon）
- question

The Japanese word 疑問 (ぎもん) means "question," "doubt," "inquiry," or "problem." It refers to a feeling of uncertainty or a lack of understanding about something. It can also describe the specific question itself. It implies a desire for clarification or a need to resolve an uncertainty. It can range from a simple 疑問 to a more complex one, involving deeper contemplation.

⚫︎彼が言ったことは本当だろうか、疑問を感じている。 Translation: I have a doubt whether what he said is true. ⚫︎その問題について、いくつか疑問があります。 Translation: I have some questions about that problem. ⚫︎彼女の行動には、何か疑問の余地がある。 Translation: There's something questionable about her actions.

You can use 疑問 in various contexts, from casual conversations to formal discussions. ⚫︎It's frequently used when you want to express a question or a feeling of doubt. ⚫︎It can be used to inquire about something. ⚫︎It can be used to express skepticism or a lack of belief. ⚫︎It’s often used in the context of academic inquiry, research, and problem-solving. ⚫︎It can be a general feeling or a specific question.

⚫︎疑問 is most commonly written in kanji: 疑問. ⚫︎The reading is ぎもん (hiragana). ⚫︎It is almost never written in katakana. ⚫︎There are no significant variations in okurigana.

⚫︎質問（しつもん） - question (more straightforward inquiry). ⚫︎疑い（うたがい） - doubt, suspicion. ⚫︎問い（とい） - question, query (often used in a more formal context). ⚫︎謎（なぞ） - mystery, puzzle, enigma. ⚫︎問題（もんだい） - problem (can overlap with 疑問 but often implies a larger issue)

⚫︎確信（かくしん） - conviction, certainty. ⚫︎答え（こたえ） - answer, solution. ⚫︎理解（りかい） - understanding. ⚫︎解答（かいとう） - answer, solution (specifically to a question).

この説明で疑問が解決しましたか？ ・Translation: Did the explanation resolve your question(s)? ・Explanation: This sentence directly asks if a 疑問 has been cleared up by an explanation.

彼の話には、いくつかの疑問点があった。 ・Translation: There were some questionable points in his story. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates that the speaker found aspects of someone's story doubtful or unclear.

The word 疑問 is a compound word formed from: ⚫︎疑（ぎ） - doubt, suspicion. ⚫︎問（もん） - question, inquiry. The combination of these two characters perfectly captures the meaning of a feeling of doubt and the act of asking a question or the question itself.