どうにか

adverb

somehow; one way or another; barely

1. somehow; one way or another; barely manage to

indicates that something was accomplished with difficulty or through some means

I somehow made it in time.

I want to solve it somehow.

He barely passed the exam.

Implies difficulty or uncertainty in achieving the result. Often used for situations where success was achieved narrowly or against expectations.

なんとか - somehow (similar, slightly more common)
かろうじて - barely, narrowly
やっと - finally, at last
どうにも - with a negative, the opposite outcome: there is nothing to be done (どうにもならない)

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Added 2026.1.28 11:46 · Revised 2026.10.13 4:13

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