What does どうして mean?
どうして is a Japanese adverb meaning “why” in English. It is written as どうして in hiragana, and doushite in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentences
どうして学校を休んだのですか。
Why were you off school?
どうしてそうおもいますか。
Why do you think so?