又は

Japanese

Kanji in this term
また
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [màtáꜜ wà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ta̠ ɰᵝa̠]

Conjunction

(また) • (mata wa) 

  1. or
    Synonyms: もしくは (moshiku wa), あるいは (arui wa), 乃至 (naishi)

Usage notes

  • This term is often spelled in hiragana, as または.
  • Used in conjunction with 若しくは (moshiku wa) to form complex lists, particularly in legal contexts. Mata wa divides subsets within the list while moshiku wa is used to conjoin more closely related items.
    • 1946, Constitution of Japan, Article 89:
      公金(こうきん)その()(おほやけ)財產(ざいさん)は、宗敎上(しゆうけうじやう)組織(そしき)()しくは團體(だんたい)使用(しよう)便益(べんえき)()しくは維持(ゐぢ)のため、(また)(おほやけ)支配(しはい)(ぞく)しない慈善(じぜん)敎育(けういく)()しくは博愛(はくあい)事業(じげふ)(たい)し、これを支出(ししゆつ)し、(また)その利用(りよう)(きよう)してはならない。
      Kōkin sono ta no ōyake no zaisan wa, shūkyōjō no soshiki moshiku wa dantai no shiyō, ben'eki moshiku wa iji no tame, mata wa ōyake no shihai ni zokushinai jizen, kyōiku moshiku wa hakuai no jigyō ni taishi, kore o shishutsu shi, mata wa sono riyō ni kyōshite wa naranai.
      No public money or other property shall be expended or (mata wa) appropriated for the use, benefit or (moshiku wa) maintenance of any religious institution or (moshiku wa) association, or (mata wa) for any charitable, educational or (moshiku wa) benevolent enterprises not under the control of public authority.
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