どこか

どこか
pronoun, adverb
somewhere, anywhere
1. somewhere, anywhere
An unspecified place.
どこかに行(い)きたい。
I want to go somewhere.
どこかで会(あ)ったことがある。
I've met you somewhere before.
鍵(かぎ)がどこかにある。
The keys are somewhere.
どこかで食事(しょくじ)しよう。
Let's eat somewhere.
静(しず)かなどこかに住(す)みたい。
I want to live somewhere quiet.
2. somehow, in some way
In some unspecified manner.
どこか似(に)ている。
They're somehow similar.
どこか懐(なつ)かしい。
It's somehow nostalgic.
どこか寂(さび)しい感(かん)じがする。
It feels somehow lonely.
どこか変(へん)だ。
Something is off. / It's somewhat strange.
どこか違(ちが)う気(き)がする。
I feel like something is different.

どこか is an indefinite word meaning "somewhere" or "somehow." Part of the ka-series indefinites.

Functions

1. Location (somewhere): どこかに行(い)く (go somewhere)
2. Manner (somehow, somewhat): どこか変(へん)だ (somehow strange)

Common patterns

  • どこかに: to/at somewhere
  • どこかで: at somewhere (action location)
  • どこかへ: toward somewhere

Related indefinites

Usage

When modifying an adjective without a particle, どこか means "somewhat" or "in some way": どこか寂(さび)しい (somehow lonely).

Related Words

Related: 何(なに)か (something)
Related: 誰(だれ)か (someone)
Related: いつか (sometime)
Related: どれか (one of them)
Compare: 何(なに)やら (something or other)
Compare: 某所(ぼうしょ) (a certain place)
Compare: どこどこ (such-and-such a place)
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Added 2026.1.9 17:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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