問答

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 問答 (もんどう) is a noun for questions and answers or a verbal exchange.
• Basic usage: It describes classroom dialogue or the same exchange being repeated without a conclusion.
  • 先生と学生の問答が授業の内容を深めた。 — Questions and answers between teacher and student deepened the lesson.
  • 同じ問答を繰り返しても結論は出なかった。 — Repeating the same exchange produced no conclusion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Question-and-answer and exchange
  • 問答 can identify actual paired questions and answers or more broadly a repeated verbal exchange or argument.