どちら

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Japanese

Pronoun

どちら (dochira

  1. 何方: which way?
  2. 何方: which one? (usually between two things)

Usage notes

  • The hiragana spelling (どちら) is preferred to the kanji spelling (何方), which is rarely used.
  • This translates to "which," but for cases when there are two alternatives. If there are three or more, どれ (dore) is preferred.
  • This is a polite word. The casual equivalent is どっち (dotchi).

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