いずれ

• 読み: いずれ
• ローマ字: izure
• 漢字の分解: 何 (nan/nani) — what; 何れ is rarely written in kanji
• 発音: /i.zɯ.ɾe/

意味

Which; where; who. Also means eventually, sooner or later, or in any case.

A pronoun and adverb with two main uses: (1) as a question word meaning 'which one' in formal contexts, similar to どれ or どちら but more literary; (2) as an adverb meaning 'sooner or later' or 'eventually.' The kanji form 何れ exists but is rarely used. Common expressions include いずれにしても (in any case) and いずれまた (see you again sometime).

例文

1. いずれこの問題は解決するだろう。
2. いずれにしても、明日までに返事が必要だ。
3. いずれまたお会いしましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: formal writing, speeches, literature

トーン: composed

起源と歴史

From the classical Japanese interrogative いづれ, combining い (which) and づれ (direction/place). The kanji 何れ uses 何 (what) as an ateji reading.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated