或いは

Japanese

Kanji in this term
或
ある
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 或いは – see the following entry.
【あるいは】
[conjunction] or, either; some ... and others
[adverb] perhaps; maybe
[adverb] (repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (aruiwa … aruiwa …)) sometimes; some
[phrase] (usually repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (arui wa … arui wa …), obsolete) some; some people; something; sometimes
Alternative spellings
或るいは, 或は, あるひは
(This term, 或いは, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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