How to say 'Which' in Japanese | どれ

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The Japanese word for Which is 'Dore', written as どれ in Japanese.

word

どれ

Meaning

Which

Reading

Dore

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'どれ' means 'which'. It is used to ask about or refer to one item among a group of similar items. It is often used in questions to inquire about a specific choice or option. For example: Which one is yours?「どれがあなたのですか？」(どれがあなたのですか). Which book do you want?「どれの本が欲しいですか？」(どれのほんがほしいですか). Note that 'どれ' is typically used when the options are visible or implied in the context, and it is often accompanied by a gesture or reference to the items in question.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

232

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word どれ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ど

Reading

hiragana

れ

Reading

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'Dore' means 'Which' .

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