Meaning of 若しくは in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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若しくはJLPT 1
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Kana Readingもしくは
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Romajimoshikuha
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- conjunction, Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
- Meaning
- or; otherwise
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Example Sentences
若しくは, もしくは used in context
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カミナリが光ったその後【くわばらくわばら】と唱えたもしくは、唱える人を見たことがあるだろう。
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
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川越の山車は、いわゆる鉾山車と呼ばれる形で、車輪が3つ、もしくは4つ付いています。
The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.
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「ちがうちがう僕らは求めてる笑顔はあんなじゃない」 それは『嗤い』もしくは『嘲笑』。
No, no! That isn't the smiling face we are looking for. It was a 'smirk' either that or a 'sneer'.
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Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.
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Kanji found in this word
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
On: ジャク, ニャク, ニャ
Kun: わか.い, わか-, も.しくわ, も.し, も.しくは, ごと.し
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