JLPT N4 · Conditionals & grammar words

どうしても

no matter what

Stroke order of どうしても

5 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ど · 4 strokes う · 2 strokes し · 1 strokes て · 1 strokes も · 3 strokes

Memory trick

DOUSHITEMO — 'dough-shi-temo': 'dough, she tempo' she'll knead no matter what.

Parts: adverb; with want-to or negative

The characters in どうしても

どど — do (4 strokes)
うう — u (2 strokes)
しし — shi (1 strokes)
てて — te (1 strokes)
もも — mo (3 strokes)

Example sentence

どうしても行きたいです。

どうしてもいきたいです。

I want to go no matter what.

More words: Conditionals & grammar words

もしif たとえeven if まるでjust like; as if ままas is; unchanged ばかりonly; just ためfor the sake of; because of はずshould be; expected つもりintention; plan ところjust about to; point ようにso that; like

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