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    3. 尋問

    尋問

    尋じん問もん

    questioning

    KMT6News #8+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab23 strokes

    訊問

    じんもん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    questioning, interrogation, examination (of a witness)

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    警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを尋じん問もんした。

    The police questioned the suspect.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    証しょう人にんは長ながい尋じん問もんを受うけた。

    The witness underwent a long interrogation.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    裁さい判ばん中ちゅう、検けん察さつ官かんが主しゅ尋じん問もんを行おこなった。

    During the trial, the prosecutor conducted the main examination.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    会かい社しゃは内ない部ぶ調ちょう査さを行おこない、数すう人にんの従じゅう業ぎょう員いんを尋じん問もんした。

    The company conducted an internal investigation and questioned several employees.

    KMT6Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    弁べん護ご士しの尋じん問もんは非ひ常じょうに鋭にするどかった。

    The lawyer's cross-examination was very sharp.

    KMT7Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    尋
    たず.ねる・ひろ…(3)
    inquire・fathom・look for
    問
    と.う・と.い・とん…(2)
    question・ask・problem
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