11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

question, ask, problem

Kun'yomi
  • to ask ②to blame (someone) for ③to care about ④to call into question
  • question
  • とん
On'yomi
  • モン
    counter for questions
Nanori
  • はる

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

モン 91.5%
8.1%
とん 0.4%

Character Breakdown

question, ask, problem
モン と.う とん (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

question (e.g. on a test) ②problem (e.g. societal, political) ③question (i.e. doubt) ④public discussion
counter for questions
to ask ②to blame (someone) for ③to care about ④to call into question
there being no use in arguing (about it)
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References

Unicode hex code 554F
JIS X 0208 1-44-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4944
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 830
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3320
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4117
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2091
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 75
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1524
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 175
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3814
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 396
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 162
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 162
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 520
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 140
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 418
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 387
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 41
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 239
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.16
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 331
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1631
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8e3.1
Four corner code 7760.7
De Roo Code 3877