5W1H

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaɪvˈdʌbl̩ˌjuːˌwʌˈneɪt͡ʃ]

Noun

5W1H (plural 5W1Hs)

1. Any of the six basic question words in English, with 5 of them beginning with “w” (what, when, where, who, why) and 1 of them beginning with “h” (how).

   Synonyms: five W's, five W's and one H, five W's and an H

Translations

6 basic question

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 六何法 (liùhéfǎ)

• Indonesian: adiksimba (acronym)
• Japanese: 5W1H (ja) (5W1H)
• Korean: 육하원칙(六何原則) (ko) (yukhawonchik)

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English 5W1H.

Noun

5W1H(ごダブリューいちエッチ) or 5W1H(ごダブリューいちエイチ) • (godaburyūichietchi or godaburyūichieichi) 

1. 5W1H

   5W1Hに従(したが)って作成(さくせい)された記事文(きじぶん)

   5W1H ni shitaga tte sakusei sareta kijibun

   article written according to 5W1H

Related terms

• 誰(だれ)が (darega, “who”)
• いつ (itsu, “when”)
• どこで (dokode, “where”)
• 何(なに)を (nanio, “what”)
• どのように (donoyōni, “how”)
• なぜ (naze, “why”)