若しくは (Moshikuha) is a Japanese conjunction meaning “or, otherwise”.
Meanings
- conjunctionor; otherwise
Examples
７０年もしくは８０年が人間の普通の寿命期間である。
Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.
川越の山車は、いわゆる鉾山車と呼ばれる形で、車輪が3つ、もしくは4つ付いています。
The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.
「ちがうちがう僕らは求めてる笑顔はあんなじゃない」 それは『嗤い』もしくは『嘲笑』。
"No, no! That isn't the smiling face we are looking for." It was a 'smirk' either that or a 'sneer'.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).