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1 exact word match found in search 'どうして'
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adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: どうやって; often written with kana only)
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4 words found beginning with 'どうして'
expression
if you insist
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(same as above)
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by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely  (often written with kana only)
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expression
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
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32 partial word matches found in search 'どうして'
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how; in what way; how about  (see also: 斯う, 然う, ああ; often written with kana only)
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but (archaic)
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interjection (kandoushi)
whoa (command used to stop a horse, etc.)  (see also: どうどう)
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noun
motion; change; confusion
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noun
1. trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist
2. plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
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Most common form: 同士
noun, noun (suffix)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
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verb  (linguistics terminology)
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prefix
the same; the said; ibid.
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prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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Most common form: 同志
noun
1. like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment
2. comrade; fellow; kindred soul  (see also: 同士)
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noun
same city
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. temple; shrine; chapel
2. hall
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Most common form:
prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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noun
the said person; he; she; same person
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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noun
second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December)
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noun
1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
2. beef  (see also: 牛肉; usu. ぎゅう)
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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)  (see also: からして, として, にして, 為る)
2. indicates patient of a causative expression  (as 〜をして in modern Japanese)
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手; colloquialism)
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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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