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どうして
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. how; in what way; by what means
2. why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
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%
如ど何うして
Pitch accent
ど
うして
Top 200
Used in: 6301
Composed of
how; in what way; how about
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Examples (176 in total)
"Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to."
Why did you change your mind?
Why are you meowing?
173 more...