どこ

• 読み: どこ
• ローマ字: doko
• 発音: /do.ko/

意味

Where; what place. The interrogative pronoun for location.

The question word in the ko-so-a-do place series. Used to ask about locations and places. Combined with particles for different nuances: どこに (where to), どこで (where at), どこから (where from). Also appears in the polite form どちら. どこも means 'everywhere' or 'nowhere' depending on context.

例文

1. トイレはどこですか。
2. 夏休みにどこに行きましたか。
3. どこで昼ごはんを食べましょうか。

使い方ガイド

場面: questions, directions, travel

トーン: inquisitive

起源と歴史

From the ancient Japanese demonstrative system. The 'do' prefix marks the interrogative form. Combined with こ (place), it creates the question pronoun for location.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal