🇯🇵 Japanese
日本語 • Kana + Kanji
Question words (who/what/where/when/why/how)
Learn the six question words as a set — then swap them into patterns you already know.
The six question words
Learn these as a set. Then practice swapping one into a sentence you already know.
- Don’t memorize in isolation — use them in short questions.
だれ
dare
who
なに
nani
what
どこ
doko
where
いつ
itsu
when
なぜ
naze
why
どう
dou
how
Examples
These show how question words behave in real sentences.
これは何ですか？
Kore wa nan desu ka
What is this?
どこですか？
Doko desu ka
Where is it?
トイレはどこですか？
Toire wa doko desu ka
Where is the toilet?
英語を話しますか？
Eigo o hanashimasu ka
Do you speak English?
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “who”?