誰

• 読み: だれ
• ローマ字: dare
• 漢字の分解: 誰 (dare) — who
• 発音: /da.ɾe/

意味

Who. The interrogative pronoun for asking about people.

The basic question word for people. Combines with particles: 誰が (who, subject), 誰の (whose), 誰に (to whom), 誰と (with whom). Extended forms include 誰か (someone), 誰も (everyone/nobody depending on context), 誰でも (anyone). The polite equivalent is どなた (donata).

例文

1. あの人は誰ですか。
2. 誰がこの料理を作りましたか。
3. 誰と一緒に行きますか。

使い方ガイド

場面: questions, identification, conversation

トーン: inquisitive

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 誰 is composed of 言 (speech) and 隹 (bird), though the etymological connection is debated. Some scholars link it to the concept of an unidentified voice.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal