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Japanese word definition and usage
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如何してもJLPT 3
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Kana Readingどうしても
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Romajidōshitemo
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely
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Example Sentences
如何しても, どうしても used in context
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History has never fared well against legend.
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I cannot possibly finish the work by tomorrow.
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母はどうしても私たちが夜７時までには家に帰るようにと言っている。
Mother insists that we should be home by seven in the evening.
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My father would not permit me to go on to college.
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彼女は何度も自分は大学生だと言ったが私はどうしてもそれを信じる気にはなれなかった。
Though she repeated that she was a college student, I could not bring myself to believe it.
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She won't agree to a divorce.
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Kanji found in this word
likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal
On: ジョ, ニョ
Kun: ごと.し
6 strokes
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