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

(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.)