How to say 'Someone' in Japanese | 誰か

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The Japanese word for Someone is 'Dareka', written as 誰か in Japanese.'Someone' in hiragana is だれか.

word

誰か

Meaning

Someone

Reading

だれか

dareka

Kanji

誰Who

Explanation

The Japanese noun '誰か (だれか)' means 'someone'. It is used to refer to an unspecified person, often when the speaker does not know or does not specify who the person is. It can be used in questions or statements. For example: Is someone there?「誰かいますか？」(だれかいますか？). I need someone to help me「誰か助けてくれる人が必要です」(だれかたすけてくれるひとがひつようです). Note that '誰か' is often used in contexts where the speaker is seeking assistance or trying to identify an unknown person.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1855

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 誰か

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

誰

Meaning

Who

Hiragana in the Word 誰か

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

か

Reading

Words Related to 誰か Through the Kanji 誰

This Word contains the Kanji 誰 as well.

word

誰

Meaning

Who

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'Dareka' means 'Someone' .

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