或は

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
或
ある(い)
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 或は – 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
或いは, 或るいは, あるひは
(This term, 或は, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
或
ある
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 或は – see the following entry.
【あるは】
[conjunction] (obsolete) or, either; some ... and others
[phrase] (usually repeated in the form あるは…あるは… (aru wa … aru wa …), obsolete) some; sometimes; in some cases
(This term, 或は, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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