何れ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
irregular

/idure//idore//dore/

Shift from izure (see below).[1]

Compare development of 何処 (izuko → doko, where).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

() (dore

  1. indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
    1. which... (of three or more choices)
    2. which way...; where...
      Synonym: どこ (doko)
  2. indeterminate personal pronoun:
    1. which... (three or more persons)
    2. (by) who...
      Synonym: (dare)
Usage notes
Derived terms
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Interjection

() (dore

  1. a filled pause in speech:
    1. well, ...
    2. let me see, ...; let's see, ...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いず
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

/idure//id͡zure//izure/

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Eastern Old Japanese (izu) + (are) or (-re, perfective/imperative) ?”

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

(いず) (izureいづれ (idure)?

  1. (archaic) indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
    1. which... (of three or more choices)
    2. when...
    3. which way...; where...
See also

Adverb

(いず) (izureいづれ (idure)?

  1. someday; one day; before long
    (いず)にしても(せよ)。
    Izure ni shite mo (seyo).
    In any event; at any rate.
  2. in the end, eventually
Derived terms
Proverbs

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References

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named DJR
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.