English–Japanese
“how” in Japanese
How to say “how” in Japanese
“How” in Japanese is どう (dō).
The word points to the way something is, happens, or could be done, and can open a request for an opinion.
Example sentences with どう
元気はどうですか。gen ki wa dō de su ka
How are you?
駅までどう行けばいいですか。eki ma de dō i ke ba i i de su ka
How should I get to the station?
Tips for using どう
- In conversation, どうですか (dō desu ka) can ask about an object's quality or invite a choice, which gives the short expression a wider use than questions about method alone.
Other Japanese words for “how”
この漢字は何と読みますか。ko no kan ji wa nan to yo mi ma su ka
How do you read this kanji?
この仕事がいかに大切か、分かります。ko no shi goto ga i ka ni tai setsu ka wa ka ri ma su
You can see how important this work is.
どんなにうれしいか、言葉では言い表せません。do n na ni u re shi i ka koto ba de wa i i arawa se ma se n
I cannot express how happy I am in words.
名前をどのように書きますか？na mae o do no yō ni ka ki ma su ka
How do you write your name?