または

matawa

or
otherwise

conjunction

Also written 又は

Chinese meanings

或者

Examples

Furigana

紅こう茶ちゃまたはコーヒーはいかが？
Would you like some tea or coffee?
要红茶还是咖啡？
Tatoeba #173494
ビュッフェ、またはカフェテリアは９号ごう車しゃにあります。
The buffet or the cafeteria is in Car 9.
自助餐厅或咖啡厅在九号车厢。
Tatoeba #197448

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0fa3edce9b'); // または

{
  "id": "0fa3edce9b",
  "word": "または",
  "reading": "または",
  "romaji": "matawa",
  "meanings": [
    "or",
    "otherwise"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "conj"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1524990,
  "other_forms": [
    "又は"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "紅茶またはコーヒーはいかが？",
      "furigana": "{紅茶|こうちゃ}またはコーヒーはいかが？",
      "en": "Would you like some tea or coffee?",
      "tatoeba_id": 173494
    },
    {
      "ja": "ビュッフェ、またはカフェテリアは９号車にあります。",
      "furigana": "ビュッフェ、またはカフェテリアは９{号車|ごうしゃ}にあります。",
      "en": "The buffet or the cafeteria is in Car 9.",
      "tatoeba_id": 197448
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "b03db73a266f3d35956858c67ef8cdc7a2b9cb8f4603175cc99ddd3ac517ac46",
    "meanings": [
      "或者"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "紅茶またはコーヒーはいかが？",
        "zh": "要红茶还是咖啡？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ビュッフェ、またはカフェテリアは９号車にあります。",
        "zh": "自助餐厅或咖啡厅在九号车厢。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/0fa3edce9b",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "07c57f520c2adc46c16e0e6768721fe8c6e286ef736cd7d1dfd12fd42cce179e"
  }
}