何処

See also: 何處 and 何处

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
何 処
どこ
Grade: 2 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.
【どこ】
[pronoun] indefinite interrogative pronoun:
[pronoun] points to unknown or unspecified locations: where..., which [noun]...
[pronoun] points to objects belonging to an uncertain group: which [collective noun]...
[pronoun] (added before a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere
[adverb] This term needs a translation to English.
Alternative spelling
何所
(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 何處 / 何处 (héchù).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
何 処
いず
Grade: 2 		こ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.
【いずこ】
[pronoun] (archaic) indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which
[pronoun] (archaic, after a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere
(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
何 処
いず
Grade: 2 		く
Grade: 6
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.
【いずく】
[pronoun] (archaic) indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which
[pronoun] (archaic, after a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere
Alternative spelling
何く
(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
何 処
いず > いど
Grade: 2 		こ
Grade: 6
irregular
Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.
【いどこ】
[pronoun] (archaic, obsolete) indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which
[pronoun] (archaic, obsolete, after a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere
Alternative spelling
何所
(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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