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或

some
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingワク、コク、イキ
Kun readingあ.る、あるい、あるいは
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. some
    或る夕暮私はこの丘の上に立ったことがある。There was a time, one evening, when I stood on top of that hill.tatoeba
    或は七にも縫ふ也。Or in a way that seven sections can be seen.wiki
  2. one
  3. or
  4. possibly
  5. a certain
  6. a (a certain)RtK
  1. a certain ...
  2. some ...

Popular Usage

或る或いは

Radicals and components

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Compound words

或いはあるいは
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; possibly
或日あるひ
one day
と或るとある
a certain ...
或る時あるとき
on one occasion
或る種あるしゅ
certain
或る人あるひと
someone
或る日あるひ
one day
或るいはあるいは
or
或る程度あるていど
to some extent

Additional Examples

或いは与えたもの。
Or something to have given.wiki
或る年の菊の宴の夜、彼女と肉体関係を持った。
In the night of kikunoutage (literally, party of the chrysanthemum) in a undesignated year, he made love with her.wiki
或いは神幸の目的地をさす。
It can also mean the destination of such processions.wiki
或いはその身位、称号のこと。
Or it indicates her rank or her title.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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