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何処
何処
Japanese
Pronoun
何処 (hiragana いずく, romaji izuku, historical hiragana いづく)
- interrogative demonstrative; where
See also
| ko- “this” (close to speaker) |
so- “that” (close to listener) |
a- “that over there” (far from both) |
do- “which” (indeterminate, question) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | これ (kore) | それ (sore) | あれ (are) | どれ (dore) |
| これら (korera) | それら (sorera) | あれら (arera) | — | |
| Determiner | この (kono) | その (sono) | あの (ano) | どの (dono) |
| これらの (korera no) | それらの (sorera no) | あれらの (arera no) | — | |
| Kind | こんな (konna) | そんな (sonna) | あんな (anna) | どんな (donna) |
| Place | ここ (koko) | そこ (soko) | あそこ (asoko)* | どこ (doko) |
| Direction | こちら (kochira) | そちら (sochira) | あちら (achira) | どちら (dochira) |
| こっち (kotchi) | そっち (sotchi) | あっち (atchi) | どっち (dotchi) | |
| Human | こいつ (koitsu) | そいつ (soitsu) | あいつ (aitsu) | どいつ (doitsu) |
| Manner | こう (kō) | そう (sō) | ああ (ā)** | どう (dō) |
| * irregular ** regular (long vowel) | ||||
Etymology 2
iduku > iduko > izuko. From earlier 何処 (iduku). Via analogy with the proximal and non-proximal pronouns ここ (koko) and そこ (soko), respectively, both of which end in -o, the final -u became -o. See 何処 (idoko).
Pronoun
何処 (hiragana いずこ, romaji izuko, historical hiragana いづこ)
- interrogative demonstrative; where
- c. 935: Tosa Nikki (page 22)
- おもしろき所に船を寄せて、「こゝやいづこ」と問ひければ、「土佐の泊」と言ひけり。
- c. 935: Tosa Nikki (page 22)
Etymology 3
iduko > idoko. From earlier 何処 (iduko). Continuing the analogy with the proximal and non-proximal pronouns ここ (koko) and そこ (soko), respectively, both of which end in -oko, the medial -u- changes to -o- resulting in idoko. See 何処 (doko).
Pronoun
何処 (hiragana いどこ, romaji idoko)
- interrogative demonstrative; where
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 何 | 処 |
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 6 |
| Irregular | |
idoko > doko. From earlier 何処 (idoko). The interrogative association of idu > ido has now been lost. Continuing the analogy with the proximal and non-proximal pronouns ここ (koko) and そこ (soko), respectively, both of which are two mora in length, the initial i- drops off resulting in the two mora doko.
Pronoun
何処 (hiragana どこ, romaji doko)
- interrogative demonstrative; where
- 新宿駅はどこですか。
- Shinjuku eki wa doko desu ka.
- Where is Shinjuku station?
- 新宿駅はどこですか。
Usage notes
References
- Hasegawa, Masaharu; Yūichirō Imanishi, Hiroshi Itō, Hiroshi Yoshioka (1989) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 24: Tosa Nikki, Kagerō Nikki, Murasaki Shikibu Nikki, Sarashina Nikki, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-00-240024-7