質 疑 応 答(しつぎおうとう)

しつぎおうとう

noun

question-and-answer session; Q&A

1. question-and-answer session; Q&A

A formal exchange of questions and answers, typically following a presentation, lecture, or meeting. A four-character compound combining 質疑 (questioning) and 応答 (response).

質疑応答(しつぎおうとう)の時間(じかん)に入(はい)ります。

We will now move to the Q&A session.

講演(こうえん)の後(あと)に質疑応答(しつぎおうとう)があった。

There was a Q&A session after the lecture.

議会(ぎかい)での質疑応答(しつぎおうとう)は三時間(さんじかん)にも及(およ)んだ。

The question-and-answer session in the assembly went on for as long as three hours.

Usage

質疑応答(しつぎおうとう) is used in formal or semi-formal contexts such as presentations, conferences, parliamentary sessions, and press conferences. It is a yojijukugo combining 質疑(しつぎ) (questioning/inquiry) and 応答(おうとう) (response).

Common collocations

質疑応答(しつぎおうとう)の時間(じかん) (Q&A time)
質疑応答(しつぎおうとう)に応(おう)じる (to respond to questions)
質疑応答(しつぎおうとう)を行(おこな)う (to conduct a Q&A session)

Similar words

質問(しつもん) is the everyday word for a question. 質疑応答(しつぎおうとう) specifically refers to the structured back-and-forth format, not a single question.

Related Words

Related: 質問(しつもん) (question (everyday))

Related: 応答(おうとう) (response)

Compare: 問答(もんどう) (questions and answers)

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