JLPT N4 · conjunction

または (matawa)

または is a Japanese conjunction meaning “or; either ... or ...”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: または
Romaji: matawa
Word class: conjunction
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

or; either ... or ... · conjunction · usually written in kana

Example sentences

紅茶またはコーヒーはいかが？

Would you like some tea or coffee?

Tatoeba #173494

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1524990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.