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douiuwakeka
expression

Alternate Written Forms:

[どういうわけ()·]
douiuwakeka
[どう()··わけ()·]
douiuwakeka
[どう()····]
douiuwakeka

Root Words:

douiu + wake + ka

English Meaning(s) for どういうわけか

expression
  1. somehow; for some reason or other

Definition and Synonyms for どういうわけか

Somehow for some unspecified reason
Synonyms: なぜか, なんだか, なんとなく, どういうわけか, どうしたものか, 争で, 何か, 何かしら

Stroke Order Diagrams for どういうわけか

Sample Sentences for どういうわけか

For some reason I couldn't access my e-mail.
She was somehow incensed against me.
For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
For some reason, people have been avoiding me like the plague ever since I got back from India.
I didn't expect to succeed, but somehow I managed to carry it off.

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