どこでも

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Used in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences to mean 'any place' or 'no matter where'. Often implies that a condition holds in all locations.

このカードは世せ界かい中じゅうどこでも使つかえます。
You can use this card anywhere in the world.
彼かれはどこでも寝ねられる。
He can sleep anywhere.

Kanji

何what
処dispose, manage, deal with

Related words

いたるところN1
どこでも means 'anywhere at all' regardless of location, while 至る所 emphasizes that something is actually found in many places throughout an area.
どこまでも
どこでも simply means 'anywhere' in terms of location, while どこまでも adds the sense of going or continuing without any limit.
どこにも
どこでも means 'anywhere, no matter where' emphasizing lack of restriction, while どこにも focuses on existence or non-existence across all places.

Opposites

どこにもない
どこでも means 'anywhere/everywhere' in affirmative contexts, the opposite of どこにもない which denies existence in any place.

Word family

どこでもドア
anywhere door

Etymology

Compound of どこ (where) + でも (even, also). The combination yields the meaning 'anywhere' or 'no matter where'.