What does どう mean in Japanese?

どう (どう) means "how about; how is it" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use どう in a sentence?

今日の天気はどうですか。 (きょうのてんきはどうですか。) — How is the weather today?

Kana: どう

how about; how is it

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 ❓ Pronouns & Questions

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今日の天気はどうですか。

きょうのてんきはどうですか。

How is the weather today?

What どう means

どう (どう) is a Japanese word meaning “how about; how is it”. It belongs to the Pronouns & Questions topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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