もしかして

Japanese

Alternative spelling
若しかして

Etymology

From もし (moshi) + か (ka) + して (shite). Compare Korean 혹시나 해서 (hoksina haeseo).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もしかして [móꜜshì kà shìtè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ɕi̥ ka̠ ɕi̥te̞]

Adverb

もしかして • (moshi ka shite) ←もしかして (mosikasite)?

  1. could it be that
    もしかして怒(おこ)ってる？
    Moshi ka shite okotteru?
    Could it be that they're angry?
    • Google web search:
      もしかして：○○
      moshi ka shite:○○
      Did you mean: XYZ

References

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