The kanji character 題 primarily means "subject," "topic," or "title." It refers to the main point or theme of something, such as a piece of writing, a conversation, or a question. It can also signify the title of a work.

・On-yomi (音読み): ダイ (dai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): - (No common kun'yomi)

⚫︎ 問題（もんだい） Translation: Problem; Question ⚫︎ 題目（だいもく） Translation: Title; Subject; Theme ⚫︎ 宿題（しゅくだい） Translation: Homework; Assignment

The kanji 題 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is 頁（ページ, page）, which originally depicted a head and signifies "head" or "beginning," referring to the starting point of a topic. The phonetic component is 是（ゼイ, zei), which gives the sound. Therefore, it combines an element related to the topic's source with a phonetic cue for its pronunciation.