何処

See also: 何處 and 何处

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
何	処
どこ
Grade: 2	Grade: 6
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.

【どこ】 [pronoun] indefinite interrogative pronoun: [pronoun] points to unknown or unspecified locations: where..., which [noun]... [pronoun] points to objects belonging to an uncertain group: which [collective noun]... [pronoun] (added before a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere Alternative spelling 何所

(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 何處／何处 (héchù).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
何	処
いず Grade: 2	こ Grade: 6
kun’yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.

【いずこ】 [pronoun] (archaic) indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which [pronoun] (archaic, after a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere

(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
何	処
いず Grade: 2	く Grade: 6
kun’yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.

【いずく】 [pronoun] (archaic) indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which [pronoun] (archaic, after a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere

(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
何	処
いず > いど Grade: 2	こ Grade: 6
irregular

Alternative spelling
何處 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 何処 – see the following entry.

【いどこ】 [pronoun] (archaic, obsolete) indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which [pronoun] (archaic, obsolete, after a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere Alternative spelling 何所

(This term, 何処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)