或は

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
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

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Kanji in this term
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.)