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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

どうか

N3
douka
  1. please
  2. somehow
  3. whether or not
noun

Chinese meanings

请;务必

Examples

  • どうか明みょう朝ちょう6時じに起おこして下ください。
    Please wake me up at six tomorrow morning.
    请明早六点叫醒我。
  • どうか私わたしのことをお許ゆるしください。
    I beg you forgive me.
    请原谅我。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5750d76e14'); // どうか
{
  "id": "5750d76e14",
  "word": "どうか",
  "reading": "どうか",
  "romaji": "douka",
  "meanings": [
    "please",
    "somehow",
    "whether or not"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1632200,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "どうか明朝6時に起こして下さい。",
      "furigana": "どうか{明朝|みょうちょう}6{時|じ}に{起|お}こして{下|くだ}さい。",
      "en": "Please wake me up at six tomorrow morning.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201606
    },
    {
      "ja": "どうか私のことをお許しください。",
      "furigana": "どうか{私|わたし}のことをお{許|ゆる}しください。",
      "en": "I beg you forgive me.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201632
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "d4f1b6439411816a5c6a7d1aecda10cf7e59c8247b67830347eb088a245e7948",
    "meanings": [
      "请",
      "务必"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "どうか明朝6時に起こして下さい。",
        "zh": "请明早六点叫醒我。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "どうか私のことをお許しください。",
        "zh": "请原谅我。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/5750d76e14",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1632200; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "ee02924496675fff5f75b2409d6dd573fba774e257ef8b0c918f695d819030b9",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}