Meaning

Primary

Someone

Word Type

noun

Explanation

is who, 誰か is like asking "who?" If you don't know who it is, you just know it's someone.

Reading

だれか
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from the reading you learned with the kanji.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 誰かをしあわせにする

    to make someone happy

    誰かをさがしている

    to be looking for someone

    誰かを待っている

    to be waiting for someone

Context Sentences

「あ、あそこに誰かいる。」「え、誰もいないよ?」

"Oh, there's someone over there." "Uh, there’s no one there…?"

誰かに聞いてみよう!

Let's ask someone!

チームの誰かが代表として相手とじゃんけんします。

Someone on the team will play rock Rock-Paper-Scissors with the other party as a representative.

Kanji Composition