修辞疑問

See also: 修辭疑問

Japanese

Kanji in this term
修	辞	疑	問
しゅう Grade: 5	じ Grade: 4	ぎ Grade: 6	もん Grade: 3
kan'on	goon	on'yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
修辭疑問 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 修(しゅう)辞(じ) (shūji, “rhetoric”) + 疑(ぎ)問(もん) (gimon, “question”). Calque of English rhetorical question.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅうじぎもん [shùújí gíꜜmòǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨːʑi ɡʲimõ̞ɴ]

Noun

修(しゅう)辞(じ)疑(ぎ)問(もん) • (shūji gimon) ^{←しうじぎもん (siuzigimon)?}

1. rhetorical question