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どうして: why, for what reason — Japanese vocabulary

どうして means "why, for what reason". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

どうして

Reading
どうして · doushite
Translation
why, for what reason
Level
JLPT N5

Example

どうして遅れたのですか。

どうしておくれたのですか。

Why were you late?

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