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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

どうにか

N1
dounika
  1. in some way or other
  2. one way or another
adverbする verb

Chinese meanings

设法;勉强

Examples

  • 私わたしはどうにか家か族ぞくを養やしなっている。
    I manage to support my family.
    我勉强养活家人。
  • 私わたしはどうにか一ひと人りでやっていける。
    I am well able to manage on my own.
    我总算能一个人过下去。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e4735c6771'); // どうにか
{
  "id": "e4735c6771",
  "word": "どうにか",
  "reading": "どうにか",
  "romaji": "dounika",
  "meanings": [
    "in some way or other",
    "one way or another"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adv",
    "vs"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1008990,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私はどうにか家族を養っている。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}はどうにか{家族|かぞく}を{養|やしな}っている。",
      "en": "I manage to support my family.",
      "tatoeba_id": 159340
    },
    {
      "ja": "私はどうにか一人でやっていける。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}はどうにか{一人|ひとり}でやっていける。",
      "en": "I am well able to manage on my own.",
      "tatoeba_id": 159341
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a209827410769fc6d2c4f68186994b82191289110387278da48d14a889c0282d",
    "meanings": [
      "设法",
      "勉强"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私はどうにか家族を養っている。",
        "zh": "我勉强养活家人。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "私はどうにか一人でやっていける。",
        "zh": "我总算能一个人过下去。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/e4735c6771",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1008990; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "aee0f66d3cf7d1b73ace7710d4dedf674f951ad66398650bd0e961d69a2f0a39"
  }
}