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  2. どうして

どうして

why

doushite

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Meanings

  1. 1
    how; in what way; by what meansadverb
  2. 2
    why; for what reason; for what purposeadverb
  3. 3
    cannot possiblyadverb

JMdict 1466940

In a sentence

そのニュースはどうして漏れ(もれ)たのだろう。

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