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ドウシテ
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. how; in what way; by what means
2. why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
どうして
笑
わら
うのですか？
Why are you laughing?
3. cannot possibly
Interjection
Usually written in kana
4. no way
often as どうして、どうして
Alt. forms
どうして
99%
ドウシテ
如
ど
何
う
して
Pitch accent
ド
ウシテ
Used in: 48
Composed of
ドウ
how; in what way; how about
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
ドウシテ
モ
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
ナカナカ
ドウシテ
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations