JLPT N5 · Pronoun

どっち (dotchi)

どっち is a Japanese pronoun meaning “which way; which direction”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
どっち
Romaji
dotchi
Word class
Pronoun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. which way; which direction; where · pronoun · usually written in kana · どちら is polite
  2. which one (esp. of two alternatives) · pronoun · usually written in kana
  3. who · pronoun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

あの〜郵便局はどちらでしょうか。
Uh..., where's the post office?
「花子と太郎のどちらが若いですか」「太郎です」
"Who is younger, Hanako or Taro?" "Taro is."

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1189360 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.