どうか どうか adverb please, somehow expression 1. please (entreaty) Used when making a sincere request or plea. 神様(かみさま)、どうか助(たす)けてください。🔊 God, please help me. どうかお許(ゆる)しください。🔊 Please forgive me. 2. whether or not Used to express uncertainty about whether something is the case. 本当(ほんとう)かどうか分(わ)からない。🔊 I don't know whether it's true or not. どうか has two main uses:Meaning 1 - pleaseUsed to make earnest requests or pleas. More emphatic than ください alone.どうか聞(き)いてください: Please listenどうかお願(ねが)いします: Please, I beg youMeaning 2 - whetherUsed with verbs to express uncertainty.〜かどうか: whether or not来(く)るかどうか分(わ)からない: I don't know if they'll comeSimilarどうぞ: please (offering/permission, less urgent than どうか) Related Words Compare: どうぞ (please) Compare: ぜひ (by all means, definitely) general Added 2026.2.4 10:44 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31 09500/09854_douka