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What does どちら (dochira) mean?

どちら means which one, which way (polite).

Quick facts
Readingどちら
Romajidochira
Part of speechpronoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
どちら
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondochira

which one, which way (polite)

GenkiGenki 10Genki 19
  1. 1pronoun which way; which direction; where
  2. 2pronoun which one (esp. of two alternatives)
  3. 3pronoun who

Example sentences

  • Which country are you from?

  • Which is better, coffee or tea?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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