Meanings
Pronoun
Usually written in kana
1. where; what place
2. how much (long, far); what extent
Kanji used
what
dispose of
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
how far; to what extent
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
aimlessly; somehow
somewhere; somehow
where?; anywhere
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
how far; to what extent
such-and-such a place
such-and-such a place
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
how; in what way; I wonder
aimlessly; somehow
where; whereabouts
where; what place
Examples (18 in total)
Where is this?
Where's the hospital?
Where do you come from?