何れ

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 何れ – see the following entry.
どれ
[pronoun] indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
[pronoun] which... (of three or more choices)
[pronoun] which way...; where...
[pronoun] indeterminate personal pronoun:
[pronoun] which... (three or more persons)
[pronoun] (by) who...
[interjection] a filled pause in speech:
[interjection] well, ...
[interjection] let me see, ...; let's see, ...
(This term, 何れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
いず
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 何れ – see the following entry.
いずれ
[pronoun] (archaic) indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
[pronoun] which... (of three or more choices)
[pronoun] when...
[pronoun] which way...; where...
[adverb] someday; one day; before long
[adverb] in the end, eventually
Alternative spelling
孰れ
(This term, 何れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)