► 副詞
如何 [(2)いかが] [polite] meaning: how about rank: 1
☆ こちらの色は如何でしょう？ ⇨ What about this color? How would you like this color?
☆ そうしてみたら如何ですか？ ⇨ What about doing so? Why wouldn’t you try that?
どう [(1)どう] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 1
☆ いい加減にしたらどうだ ⇨ Why don’t you cut it out already? Enough already
☆ この案はどうですか？ ⇨ How about this idea?
☆ これはどうかな？ ⇨ How about this one?
☆ ピンクはどう？ ⇨ How about pink?
☆ 一度試してみたらどう？ ⇨ Why don’t you give it shot?
☆ 日日を遅らせたらどうでしょう？ ⇨ How about moving the date back?
► 副助詞
でも [(1)でも] [だ＋も] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ シャンペンでもどう？ ⇨ How about some champaign? (☛ Implies something is unusual, uncommon)
☆ 久し振りに御寿司でも食べに行こうか ⇨ How about go get some sushi, it has been a while (☛ Implies something is unusual, uncommon)
とか [(1)とか] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ カラオケに行くとかどう？ ⇨ How about going to karaoke?
等 [(1)など] [liter] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ ワイン等如何でしょう？ ⇨ Would you like something like wine? How about some wine?
なんか [(1)なんか] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ 中華なんかどう？ ⇨ How about Chinese food?
☆ ラーメン食べに行くのなんかどう？ ⇨ How about going to get some ramen? (☛ Must be [verb 終止形+の+なんか])
なんて [なんて] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ 二人だけで温泉に行くなんてどう？ ⇨ How about going to a hot spring resort just two of us?
► 終助詞
か [か] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 1
☆ 一杯やりましょうか？ ⇨ How about a drink?
☆ 中華料理屋に行こうか？ ⇨ How about going to a Chinese restaurant?
☆ 今日はこれぐらいにしようか？ ⇨ How about calling it a day for today?
たら [(1)たら] [coll] [peer] meaning: how about rank: 1
☆ 彼にはっきり言ってみたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you tell him straight?
☆ 彼に聞いてみたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you ask him?
な [な] [coll] [peer] [男] meaning: how about rank: 1
☆ そのうちまた酒を飲みに行こうな? ⇨ Let’s go for drinks soon again, OK?
ては [てわ] [て＋は] [coll] [polite] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ 一度試してみては？ ⇨ Why don’t you give it a shot? (☛ An abbreviation of てはどうか)
な [な] [なよ] [coll] [peer] meaning: how about rank: 2
☆ もうそれぐらいにしなよ ⇨ Why don’t you stop there? Isn’t that enough?
► 助動詞
ちまう [ちまう] [ちまえ] [て＋しまう] [coll] [rude] [男] meaning: how about rank: 4
☆ そんなに嫌なら止めちまえ ⇨ Quit if you hate it so much
► 成句
どんなもん [(1)どんなもん] [coll] [casual] meaning: how about rank: 3
☆ 味付けをちょっと変えてみたんですけど、どんなもんでしょう？ ⇨ I’ve changed the seasoning a little bit, but what do you think?
☆ 検査の結果はどんなもんでしょう？ ⇨ What are the results of the test?
どんなもんだ [(1,3)どんなもんだ] [coll] meaning: how about rank: 4
☆ (☛ A common phrase when you get done something others said you were not capable of)