どの

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Prefix 1.1.1 See also 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Usage notes 1.2 Suffix

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Prefix

どの (kanji 何の, romaji dono)

1. which .. ? (interrogative demonstrative); what .. ? (one out of the available choices)

   どの車がいいか？

   どのくるまがいいか？

   Dono kuruma ga ii ka?

   Which car is good?

[edit] See also

Japanese demonstratives (edit)
	ko-	so-	a-	do-
Pronoun	これ	それ	あれ	どれ
Determiner	この	その	あの	どの
Kind	こんな	そんな	あんな	どんな
Place	ここ	そこ	あそこ*	どこ
Direction	こちら	そちら	あちら	どちら
Manner	こう	そう	ああ	どう
* irregular

[edit] Related terms

• この (kono): this
• その (sono): that (nearby)
• あの (ano): that (far off)
• どこ (doko): where
• どちら (dochira) which
• どれ (dore) which

[edit] Usage notes

• The hiragana spelling (どの) is preferred to the kanji spelling (何の), which is rarely used.

[edit] Suffix

どの (romaji dono)

1. 殿: Lord; Lady (a more honorific/respectful title than さん -san)