How to say 'Who' in Japanese | 誰

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The Japanese word for Who is 'Dare', written as 誰 in Japanese.'Who' in hiragana is だれ.

word

誰

Meaning

Who

Reading

だれ

dare

Kanji

誰Who

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun '誰 (だれ)' means 'who'. It is used to ask about the identity of a person or people. This pronoun is commonly used in questions to inquire about someone's name, role, or identity. For example: Who is that person?「あの人は誰ですか？」(あのひとはだれですか？). Who ate the cake?「誰がケーキを食べたの？」(だれがケーキをたべたの？). It can also be used in statements when the identity is unknown or unspecified, such as 'I don't know who did it'「誰がやったのかわからない」(だれがやったのかわからない). Note that '誰' is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

179

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 誰

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

誰

Meaning

Who

Words Related to 誰 Through the Kanji 誰

This Word contains the Kanji 誰 as well.

word

誰か

Meaning

Someone

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'Dare' means 'Who' .

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