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VocabJLPT N4
which one
Pronoun

Also written as 何方

Definitions

  1. 1. which way
  2. 2. which direction
  3. 3. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
  4. 4. who
A polite interrogative pronoun meaning "which" (of two or more options) or "which way/direction." It is the formal equivalent of どっち and is also used as a polite way to ask "who" or "where" in certain contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If we're going forward, which way is shorter?

Sentence 2

"This way?" No, neither feels right.

Sentence 3

Wait, not this way? Then which way?

Sentence 4

Wait, which direction did that voice just come from?

Sentence 5

I wonder which direction that sound came from.