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Grade 9

Meanings

request
question
investigate

Readings

On β€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
γ‚·γƒ₯ン
シン
Kun β€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
き.く
と.う
たず.ねる

Common Words

θ¨Šγ­γ‚‹
γŸγšγ­γ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1460
1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire

Examples
η§γ―ε½Όγ«γ©γ“γΈι§θ»Šγ—γŸγ‚‰θ‰―γ„γ‹ε°‹γ­γŸγ€‚
I asked him where I should park my car.
2

to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

きく
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3163
1

to ask; to enquire; to query

θ¨ŠγθΏ”γ™
きき返す
γγγ‹γˆγ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5546
1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again

2

to ask a question in return

3

to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

θ¨Šε•
γ˜γ‚“γ‚‚γ‚“
ο½žγ™γ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #8745
1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

Examples
θ­¦ε―Ÿγ―ε½Όγ‚’θ©³γ—γε°‹ε•γ—γŸγ€‚
The police questioned him closely.
ι“γ‚’θ¨Šγ
みけをきく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #45321
1

to ask for directions; to ask the way

Examples
ζ—…δΊΊγ―η«‹γ‘ζ­’γΎγ£γ¦η§γ«ι“γ‚’θžγ„γŸγ€‚
The traveler stopped to ask me the way.
訊ね
たずね
Noun
Freq #99214
1

question; inquiry; asking

εε―Ύθ¨Šε•
γ―γ‚“γŸγ„γ˜γ‚“γ‚‚γ‚“
Noun
Freq #103779
1

cross-examination

γ΅γ—γ‚“γ˜γ‚“γ‚‚γ‚“
δΈε―©θ¨Šε•
ο½žγ™γ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #162673
1

police questioning (of a suspicious person)

審訊
γ—γ‚“γ˜γ‚“
ο½žγ™γ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #181508
1

hearing; interrogation

θ¨Šε•θͺΏζ›Έ
γ˜γ‚“γ‚‚γ‚“γ‘γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚‡
Noun
Freq #293905
1

Law

record of an interrogation (of a suspect, witness, etc.); examination record

πŸŽ“

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