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或 – some, one, or
8 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2378 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary
The kanji 或 means some, one, or, possibly, a certain. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ワク、コク、イキ (waku, koku, iki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あ.る、あるい、あるいは (aru, arui, aruiwa). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 戈 (no. 62).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ワク | waku |
| On’yomi | コク | koku |
| On’yomi | イキ | iki |
| Kun’yomi | あ.る | aru |
| Kun’yomi | あるい | arui |
| Kun’yomi | あるいは | aruiwa |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 戈 (Kangxi radical 62). Components: 口・戈・一.
Words using 或
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.