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
This casual pronoun means "which one" when choosing between two options. It is the colloquial form of どちら and is commonly used in everyday conversation to ask someone to choose between two things.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Hold on — which direction is that sound coming from?

Sentence 2

If we stop here, which way do we go next?

Sentence 3

He laughed and said, "You can go either way."

Sentence 4

He asked me, "Which way are you going?"

Sentence 5

The police are investigating which way they fled.