How to Say ‘Which one?’ in Japanese
どちらですか。
dochira desu ka
[doh-chee-rah dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [どちら] is the polite version of “which.” It sounds more refined than [どっち].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Polite choice questions like this are common in customer service, even for simple things.
Phrase Breakdown
どちら
dochira
[doh-chee-rah]
which one
Used when choosing between two options, such as right or left.
右と左、どちらですか。
Right or left, which is it?
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
Polite copula used in questions and statements.
こちらです。
It is this one.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Makes the sentence a question.
どちらですか。
Which one is it?
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