どちら

どちら · dochira · JLPT N5 · noun

where

do- = which (question prefix) + -chira = direction: which way?

Part of the ko-so-a-do set: kochira (this way), sochira (that way), achira (over there), dochira (which way). The do- marks a question, as in dore and doko. Politely it also stands in for doko (where) and dare (who).

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