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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).
質疑応答の時間に入ります。
We will now move to the Q&A session.
講演の後に質疑応答があった。
There was a Q&A session after the lecture.
議会での質疑応答は三時間にも及んだ。
The question-and-answer session in the assembly went on for as long as three hours.
USAGE:
質疑応答 is used in formal or semi-formal contexts such as presentations, conferences, parliamentary sessions, and press conferences. It is a yojijukugo combining 質疑 (questioning/inquiry) and 応答 (response).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 質疑応答の時間 (Q&A time)
- 質疑応答に応じる (to respond to questions)
- 質疑応答を行う (to conduct a Q&A session)
SIMILAR WORDS:
質問 is the everyday word for a question. 質疑応答 specifically refers to the structured back-and-forth format, not a single question.