No. 555 in Japanese
どちら
"Which" or "where" (polite form).
In a sentence
どちらの本が好きですか？
Which book do you like?
どちら is used here as an interrogative pronoun asking for a choice between options (books).
どちらから来ましたか？
Where are you from?
どちら refers to the origin or place someone comes from, used here interrogatively.
こちらとそちらの部屋がどちらもきれいです。
Both this room and that room are clean.
どちらも indicates inclusion of both choices, emphasizing inclusivity.
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