English–Japanese

“which” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoいずれ (izure)

Pronunciation

Romajidono

Example

あなたはどの色が好きですか。a na ta wa do no iro ga su ki de su ka

Which color do you like?

Illustration for どの (which)

How to say “which” in Japanese

“Which” in Japanese is どの (dono).

Points to one choice within a group while leaving the identifying feature to the noun that follows.

Full entry for どの: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with どの

どの色が好きですか？do no iro ga su ki de su ka

Which color do you like?

どの駅で降りますか。do no eki de o ri ma su ka

Which station will you get off at?

Tips for using どの

  • The noun after どの (dono) states what kind of choice is being considered, while どれ (dore) refers to the choice without a following noun.

Other Japanese words for “which”

いずれを選びますか？i zu re o era bi ma su ka

Which will you choose?

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