Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 何方(どちら) in Japanese

何方, 孰方
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
どちら, どっち, いずかた, いずち, どち, いずし, なにざま
Romaji
dochira, dotchi, izukata, izuchi, dochi, izushi, nanizama
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    which way; which direction; where
    Example sentence
    どなたです」「お母さんよ」 Who is it? "It's your mother."
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    which one (esp. of two alternatives)
    Example sentence
    素朴な疑問なんだけど、・・・トラとライオンどっち強いの? This may be a silly question, but which is stronger - a tiger or a lion?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    who
    Example sentence
    まだ解決していないどちら責任 Hasn't it been solved yet? Whose responsibility is it, the prefecture's or the country's?

Examples of 何方, 孰方, どちら, どっち, いずかた, いずち, どち, いずし, なにざま in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

7 strokes

what

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: なに, なん, なに-, なん-

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

direction, person, alternative

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: かた, -かた, -がた

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11 strokes

which, how, who

On'Yomi: ジュク

Kun'Yomi: いずれ, たれ

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