Frequency rank: 33,795. – 34,167.
    adverb (fukushi)
  1. one way or the other; either wayword usually written using kana alone
Forms
  • Frequency rank: 33,795. – 34,167.
  • どうとも
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. one way or the other; either way
  2. This phrase is used to indicate that something will happen regardless of the circumstances or options, emphasizing a lack of preference in the outcome.
Generated collocations (experimental)
can't say one way or the otherdon't think either waycannot help it either waynot improving either waynot resolved either waycannot choose one way or the other