Meaning of どう in Japanese

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Definition of どう

どう(dou) · いかが(ikaga) · いか(ika) 如何

如何 Kanji Details

  1. (adv) how; in what way; how about →Related words: ああ , 斯う , 然う

    あなたはあの車をどう処理したのですか?
    What did you do with that car?

  1. (n) motion; change; confusion

    私たちはスペリオル湖まで景色のよい自動車動をドライブした。
    We went for a scenic drive as far as Lake Superior.

  1. (pref) the same; the said; ibid.

    英語はドイツ語と同語族である。
    The English language is cognate to the German language.

  1. (n, n-suf, n-pref) temple; shrine; hall
  2. prefix to building meaning "magnificent"
  1. (n) trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist

    ダックスフントは、非常に長い胴と短い足をしたドイツ犬である。
    A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.

  2. plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
  3. frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)
  1. (n) copper

    銅はよく電気を通す。
    Copper conducts electricity well.

  1. (n) road
  2. way
  3. Buddhist teachings
  4. Taoism
  5. modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
  6. historical administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.)
  7. province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
  8. province (modern administrative region of Korea)
(do) · どう(dou)
  1. (pref) precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very
  2. derogatory prefix used before nouns & adjectives
どう(dou)
  1. (int) whoa (command used to stop a horse, etc.) →Related words: どうどう
はたほこ(hatahoko) · はたぼこ(hataboko) · どう(dou) ·幡幢

幢幡 Kanji Details

  1. (n) (Buddh) long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag →Related words:
  2. banner; hanging

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