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：2026/01/05
あるいは
Kanji
或いは
Phrase
in the form あるいは…あるいは… (arui wa … arui wa …)
obsolete
repeated
usually
Japanese Meaning
いくつかの選択肢や可能性を並列して挙げるときに用いる語。英語の "or" に相当する。 / いくつかあるうちの一つ、またはそれぞれ別々のもの・人を指すときに用いる語（古風な用法）。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものごとをならべて、どちらかやどれかをえらぶときにつかうことば。まれに、ときどきのいみでつかわれることもある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
或有；有的（常重叠作“或…或…”，表分列） / 某些人；有人 / 有时；有时候
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
有些；某些（人或事物） / 有時
Korean Meaning
일부 / 어떤 것 / 때때로
Vietnamese Meaning
một vài; một số (người/vật) / đôi khi; lúc thì
Tagalog Meaning
ilang; may ilan (tao o bagay) / paminsan-minsan
Sense（1）
(usually repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (arui wa … arui wa …), obsolete) some; some people; something; sometimes
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Quizzes for review
(usually repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (arui wa … arui wa …), obsolete) some; some people; something; sometimes
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あるいは
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You can choose to drink coffee or tea.
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あなたはコーヒーを飲むか、あるいは紅茶を飲むか選べます。
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