Word details

どうか

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word どうか.

Dictionary

Entry

どうか如何かAdverbUsually kanaFreq #4701
1

Polite

please; if you would; would you mind

Examples
どうかドアを閉めてくれませんか。
Will you please shut the door?
2

somehow or other; one way or another

3

As かどうか

whether (or not); if

4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

strange; (something is) wrong; (something is) off

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

6 strokesFrequency 1,704JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジョニョ

Kun

ごと.し

Nanori

ゆきよし

what

7 strokesFrequency 340JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

なになんなに-なん-

Nanori

あが

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