もしか

Japanese

Alternative spelling
若しか

Etymology

From もし (moshi, if) + (ka, interrogative and coordinating particle).

Pronunciation

Adverb

もしか • (moshi ka

  1. (more emphatic) synonym of もし (if; supposing)
    もしか(だれ)()たら、(ゆう)(がた)まで(かえ)らないといってください。
    Moshika dareka kitara, yūgata made kaeranai to itte kudasai.
    In case anybody comes, please tell him or her that I won't return until evening.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN