Word Meaning 何処となく

どことなく dokotonaku

何処となく is read as どことなく (dokotonaku) and means somehow.

Meaning

English

  1. somehow
  2. for some reason
  3. in some way
  4. vaguely

Reading

Kana

どことなく

Romaji

dokotonaku

Writing Variants

  • 何処と無く どことなく doko to naku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 107530 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何処

どこ

how much (long, far)

何処にも

どこにも

(not) anywhere

何処までも

どこまでも

in all respects

何処ら

どこら

where

何処か

どこか

somewhere

何処ぞ

どこぞ

somewhere

何処も

どこも

everywhere