how do you say where in japanese

In Japanese, “where” is どこ (doko).

Common ways to ask

• どこですか？ (doko desu ka?) = “Where is it?” / “Where?”
• ~はどこですか？ (~ wa doko desu ka?) = “Where is ~?”
• どこへ行きますか？ (doko e ikimasu ka?) = “Where are you going?”

Quick examples

• トイレはどこですか？ = “Where is the restroom?”

• 駅はどこ？ = “Where’s the station?”

• ここはどこですか？ = “Where is this place?”

Small note

For casual speech, people often just say どこ? (doko?). For polite speech, add ですか (desu ka).