どうして

Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
如何して (uncommon) 何うして (rare)

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) どーして [dóꜜòshìtè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [do̞ːɕite̞]

Adverb edit

どうして • (dōshite)

why, for what reason, what for
how, in what way

Synonyms edit

(why): なぜ (naze), なんで (nande)
(how): どうやって (dō yatte)

Interjection edit

どうして • (dōshite)

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References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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