How to say 'What' in Japanese | どんな

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The Japanese word for What is 'Donna', written as どんな in Japanese.

word

どんな

Meaning

What

Reading

Donna

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun 'どんな (donna)' is used to ask about the nature, type, or characteristics of something. It translates to 'what kind of' or 'what sort of' in English. It is often used in questions to inquire about the qualities or features of a person, thing, or situation. For example: What kind of person is he?「彼はどんな人ですか？」(かれはどんなひとですか？). What kind of food do you like?「どんな食べ物が好きですか？」(どんなたべものがすきですか？). Note that 'どんな' is typically followed by a noun, and it is used to seek descriptive information rather than specific details.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Frequency

298

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word どんな

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ど

Reading

hiragana

ん

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hiragana

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