或いは (Aruiha) is a Japanese conjunction meaning “or, either ... or, maybe, perhaps”.
Meanings
- conjunctionor; either ... orは is pronounced as わ
- adverbmaybe; perhaps; possibly
- adverbsome ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...as あるいは...あるいは...
Examples
明日あるいは晴れるかもしれない。
It may possibly be fine tomorrow.
あるいはそれは本当かもしれない。
Perhaps that's true.
あなたかあるいは私が間違っている。
Either you or I am wrong.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).