どうして

Japanese

Alternative spellings
如何して (uncommon)
何うして (rare)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どーして [dóꜜòshìtè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːɕite̞]

Adverb

どうして • (dōshite) 

  1. why, for what reason, what for
  2. how, in what way

Synonyms

Interjection

どうして • (dōshite) 

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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