| なに (何) | what |
| いくつ | how many |
| なん (何~) | what sort of |
| どなた | who (polite) |
| どうして | why (in what way, for what purpose) |
| いくら | how much |
| いつ | when |
| どう | how |
| どの | which |
| どちら | which way |
| どれ | which (of three or more) |
| どこ | where (what place) |
| だれ (誰) | who |
| なぜ (何故) | why |
| いかが | how (in what way) |
| どんな | what kind of |
| なぜ | why |