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若しくは (moshikuha)

or, otherwise

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Meaning

若しくは (もしくは, moshikuha) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “or, otherwise”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

何人なんぴとも、拷問ごうもん又または残虐ざんぎゃくな、非人道的ひじんどうてきな若もしくは屈辱的くつじょくてきな取扱とりあつかい若もしくは刑罰けいばつを受うけることはない。

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

70年もしくは80年が人間の普通の寿命期間である。

Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.

彼は英語、フランス語、もしくはドイツ語を話せますか?

Does he speak English, French or German?

多くの国では、大麻の購入もしくは喫煙は法律で禁じられている。

In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.

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