How to say 'Who' in Japanese | どなた

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The Japanese word for Who is 'Donata', written as どなた in Japanese.

word

どなた

Meaning

Who

Reading

Donata

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'どなた (どなた)' is a polite way to ask 'who'. It is more formal and respectful than the more casual 'だれ (だれ)'. This term is often used in formal situations, when speaking to someone of higher status, or when showing respect to the person being referred to. For example: Who is that person?「どなたですか？」(どなたですか？). May I ask who is calling?「どなたでしょうか？」(どなたでしょうか？). It is important to note that 'どなた' is typically used in questions and is not used to refer to oneself or someone in one's in-group.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1751

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word どなた

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ど

Reading

hiragana

な

Reading

hiragana

た

Reading

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