To ask; to inquire — to pose a question to someone to obtain information.
先生に授業の内容について問うた。
I asked the teacher about the lesson content.
その点についてさらに詳しく問いたい。
I want to ask in more detail about that point.
面接で志望動機を問われた。
I was asked about my motivation for applying in the interview.
To blame or accuse someone; to pursue questions of responsibility or fault.
事故の原因を会社側に問う声が上がった。
Voices rose asking the company about the cause of the accident.
彼は同僚のミスをあからさまに問うた。
He openly reproached his colleague for the mistake.
To care about or consider important. Often used in the negative (e.g., 〜を問わない) meaning 'regardless of' or 'without regard to.'
年齢を問わず応募できます。
You can apply regardless of age.
経験の有無は問わない。
Whether you have experience or not does not matter.
To call into question; to doubt or challenge the validity or legitimacy of something. Often appears in passive constructions.
彼の行為は倫理的に問われるだろう。
His actions will likely be called into question ethically.
その決定は裁判で問われることになった。
That decision came to be questioned in court.