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

(This term, 或いは, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)