How to say 'Why' in Japanese | どうして

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The Japanese word for Why is 'Doushite', written as どうして in Japanese.

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どうして

Meaning

Why

Reading

Doushite

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'どうして (どうして)' is commonly used to ask 'why' or to express surprise or confusion about something. It is a versatile word that can be used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: Why are you late?「どうして遅れたの？」(どうしておくれたの？). Why did you do that?「どうしてそんなことをしたの？」(どうしてそんなことをしたの？). It can also be used to express a sense of wonder or disbelief, as in 'Why is the sky blue?「どうして空は青いの？」(どうしてそらはあおいの？)'. The word 'どうして' is often used in conjunction with other question words, such as 'どうやって (how)' or 'どこで (where)', to form more complex questions.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

278

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word どうして

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ど

Reading

hiragana

う

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hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

て

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'Doushite' means 'Why' .

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