どうせ

douse

anyhow
in any case
at any rate

adverb

Chinese meanings

反正；无论如何

Chinese notes

どうせ可表反正、无论如何，语气需结合后文。

Examples

Furigana

どうせやるなら上手にやれ。
If you do it at all, do it well.
反正要做就做好。
Tatoeba #201388
どうせお前まえは。
You're only foolin' round.
反正你……
Tatoeba #201391

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('368baf2dfb'); // どうせ

{
  "id": "368baf2dfb",
  "word": "どうせ",
  "reading": "どうせ",
  "romaji": "douse",
  "meanings": [
    "anyhow",
    "in any case",
    "at any rate"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1008950,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "どうせやるなら上手にやれ。",
      "en": "If you do it at all, do it well.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201388
    },
    {
      "ja": "どうせお前は。",
      "furigana": "どうせお{前|まえ}は。",
      "en": "You're only foolin' round.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201391
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "999f4a65a0a27e22b10797f405bae7e2bf387f5f84e3835e9a94eb34adc6e659",
    "meanings": [
      "反正",
      "无论如何"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "どうせやるなら上手にやれ。",
        "zh": "反正要做就做好。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "どうせお前は。",
        "zh": "反正你……"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/368baf2dfb",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1008950; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "どうせ可表反正、无论如何，语气需结合后文。",
    "review_hash": "2d2a3b38f68bd3737a8c4328f8b00d8f2ed049ab2721787b5a7808dfdd98861c"
  }
}