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５Ｗ１Ｈ (ごダブリューいちエイチ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

５Ｗ１Ｈ

also: ごダブリューいちエッチ

Meanings

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noun

5W1H; the five Ws and one H

Refers to the set of basic question words: who, what, when, where, why, and how. Used in journalism, investigation, and information gathering.

報ほう告こく書しょには５Ｗ１Ｈを明めい確かくに書かいてください。
Please clearly state the 5W1H in the report.
事じ故この状じょう況きょうを５Ｗ１Ｈで整せい理りする。
Organize the circumstances of the accident using the 5W1H framework.

Etymology

From English '5W1H', an acronym for 'who, what, when, where, why, and how'. The reading is a direct transliteration of the English letters and numbers.