どのように

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の

よ

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Meanings

1

expression, adverb

how; in what way

usually written using kana alone

Standard interrogative adverb asking about manner or method. Used in both formal and informal contexts.

See also: どのよう

この機き械かいはどのように動うごかしますか。
How do you operate this machine?
どのようにして日本にほん語ごを勉べん強きょうしましたか。
How did you study Japanese?

Kanji

様Esq., way, manner
何what

Related words

どう
どう is a casual, everyday way to ask 'how,' while どのように is more formal and explicit, often used in writing or polite speech.
どうやってN5
どうやって specifically asks about the method or means of doing something, whereas どのように can also ask about a state or manner more broadly.
ハウ
どのように is a more formal, fully natural Japanese phrase for “in what way,” whereas ハウ is a borrowed transcription of English “how” rarely used in real sentences.

Don't confuse with

どんなにN3
どんなに asks about degree or intensity ('how much'), while どのように asks about manner or method ('in what way'), so they are not interchangeable despite the similar sound.

Written forms

どの様ように
Kanji spelling using 様; rarely used in modern writing.
何どの様ように
Alternate kanji spelling; very rare and may be considered archaic.

Etymology

Compound of どの (interrogative prenominal) + ように (adverbial form of ようだ, 'like, in the manner of').