What does どういう mean?
どういう is a Japanese adjective meaning “what kind of” or “what sort of” in English. It is written as どういう in hiragana, and douiu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
これはどういう意味ですか。
What does this mean?
彼がどういう人か知りません。
I don't know what sort of person he is.