もしかしたら
N2 moshikashitara
- perhaps
- maybe
- by some chance
expressionadverb
Also written 若しかしたら
Chinese meanings
也许
Examples
- もしかしたら彼は気が変わるかもしれない。He might change his mind.他也许会改变主意。
- もしかしたら夕方にならないうちに雨かもしれないよ。It might rain before evening.也许不到傍晚就会下雨。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9f5b58ff5e'); // もしかしたら
{
"id": "9f5b58ff5e",
"word": "もしかしたら",
"reading": "もしかしたら",
"romaji": "moshikashitara",
"meanings": [
"perhaps",
"maybe",
"by some chance"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"exp",
"adv"
],
"jmdict_id": 1012510,
"other_forms": [
"若しかしたら"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "もしかしたら彼は気が変わるかもしれない。",
"furigana": "もしかしたら{彼|かれ}は{気|き}が{変|か}わるかもしれない。",
"en": "He might change his mind.",
"tatoeba_id": 193883
},
{
"ja": "もしかしたら夕方にならないうちに雨かもしれないよ。",
"furigana": "もしかしたら{夕方|ゆうがた}にならないうちに{雨|あめ}かもしれないよ。",
"en": "It might rain before evening.",
"tatoeba_id": 193882
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "124ed8f1849c3984c16e6c4d0ce92f7b716b985933f3744282edd0343c702f00",
"meanings": [
"也许"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "もしかしたら彼は気が変わるかもしれない。",
"zh": "他也许会改变主意。"
},
{
"ja": "もしかしたら夕方にならないうちに雨かもしれないよ。",
"zh": "也许不到傍晚就会下雨。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/9f5b58ff5e",
"JMdict ent_seq 1012510; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "4692aea290ff05575af024354cb0d2cf87f6c0a8bed6c1b53adf9324292b90a9"
}
}