何れ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 何れ – see the following entry.
どれ
indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
which... (of three or more choices)
which way...; where...
indeterminate personal pronoun:
which... (three or more persons)
(by) who...
a filled pause in speech:
well, ...
let me see, ...; let's see, ...
(This term, 何れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いず
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 何れ – see the following entry.
いずれ
(archaic) indeterminate demonstrative pronoun:
which... (of three or more choices)
when...
which way...; where...
someday; one day; before long
in the end, eventually
Alternative spelling
孰れ
(This term, 何れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)