Hanamaruhanamaru

ここ

here

koko

JLPT
N5
Frequency
#191

In a sentence

ここhereどこwhere

Where am I?

How it works

Two words, a whole question. ここ (here) is the topic, どこ (where) asks for the answer, and the rising tone does the questioning — no (question) needed. Literally “here (is) where?” = “where are we?”