どうせ (douse)

Meaning

  1. anyhow
  2. in any case
  3. at any rate
  4. after all
  5. at all

All JLPT 2 grammar : どうせ(どうせ, douse), anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what, [Adverb]

Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Example

日本語意味
あんたらの名前なんか興味ないね。どうせこの仕事が終わるとお別れだ。I don’t care what your names are. Once this job’s over, I’m out of here.
どうせ駄作だろうと思っていたのだけど、どっこいなかなかいい本だった。I was expecting it to be a bad book, but damn me if it wasn’t quite good after all.
どうせ結婚式をやるのだったら、悔いの残らない最高の結婚式にしたい!If I’m going to have a wedding ceremony, I want it to be the best ever so I have no regrets!
どうせ、妙子さんが怖がって、有利さんも道連れにしようとしたんでしょ。I’m sure Taeko was scared and tried to get Yuri to go along with her.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
naname, given name
owarithe end
別れwakareparting, separation
ajiflavor, taste
kotothing, matter
興味kyoumiinterest, curiosity
どうdouhow, in what way, how about
maefront, ahead, previous
名前namaename, full name
終わるowaruto finish, to end
仕事shigotowork, job
honbook
いいiigood
最高saikouhighest, supreme
shikiequation, ceremony, style
結婚kekkonmarriage
やるyaruto do
myoustrange, unusual
連れtsurecompanion, company
有利yuuriadvantageous, profitable
michiroad, street, way

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
メイ,ミョウな, -なname, noted, distinguished, reputation
ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
ベツわか.れる, わ.けるseparate
ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
あじ, あじ.わうflavor, taste
シ,ジつか.えるattend, doing
シュウお.わる, -お.わる, おわ.るend, finish
ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
サク,サつく.る, つく.り, -づく.りmake, build
おも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
コンmarriage
サイ,シュもっと.も, つまutmost, extreme
シキstyle, ceremony, rite
ザン,サンのこ.る, のこ.す, そこな.うremainder, leftover
シ,ス,ツこ, -こ, ねchild, sign of the rat
ドウ,トウみち, いうroad-way, course
ユウ,ウあ.るpossess, have
フ,ホこわ.い, こわ.がる, お.じるdreadful, fearful
レンつら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れるtake along, join
き.くprofit, advantage

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