じんもん
Jinmon
Other forms: 訊問
尋問 (Jinmon) is a Japanese noun meaning “questioning, interrogation, examination (of a witness)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbquestioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
Examples
警察は彼を詳しく尋問した。
The police questioned him closely.
尋問の間彼はずっと黙っていた。
He kept silent all the time during the interrogation.
容疑者は自白するまできびしい尋問を受けた。
The suspect was given the third degree until he confessed his crime.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).