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Kana: あんけーと Romaji: ankeeto Level: N3

アンケート

Meaning in English

questionnaire, survey

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What it means

アンケート means a survey or questionnaire. It is a structured form used to collect information from respondents, typically to gauge opinions, preferences, or trends, and is commonly employed in research, marketing, and feedback collection.

Main meanings

  • instrument for collecting responses through a structured set of questions
  • used across business, academia, and media to gather opinions or data
  • the collected responses and resulting data are used for analysis and decision-making

How to use it

Used in formal research, market research, customer feedback, and academic surveys; common phrases include アンケートを実施する, アンケートに答える, アンケート調査を行う.

Variants and close terms

  • broader inquiry (chōsa)
  • questionnaire form (shitsumonhyō)
  • public opinion poll (seron chōsa)

Etymology

Loanword from French enquête meaning 'inquiry' or 'investigation', phonetic adaptation into Japanese as アンケート.

Origin

Introduced in modern Japan during the late 19th to 20th century with Western-style research and administration; adoption of questionnaire forms; widely used in corporate and government contexts.

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Noun (名詞)