Doushite

JLPT N5

Usually written in kana.

Also read:

如何して (Doushite) is a Japanese adverb meaning “how, in what way, by what means, why”.

Meanings

  1. adverbhow; in what way; by what means
  2. adverbwhy; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  3. adverbcannot possibly
  4. interjectionno wayoften as どうして、どうして

Examples

  • How does the moon shine at night?

  • I was at my wit's end as to how to act.

  • Why do you walk when you have a car?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 如何して

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