誰

How to remember it

The kanji 誰 holds the speech radical (言) — the spoken word used when asking who someone is.

Example sentences

• 誰が来ましたか。

  だれがきましたか。

  Who came?

• あの人は誰ですか。

  あのひとはだれですか。

  Who is that person?

Usage

Polite/standard; common question word often followed by が or は.

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