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JLPT N3 · Linking words

もしくは

or; otherwise

Stroke order of もしくは

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

も · 3 strokesし · 1 strokesく · 1 strokesは · 3 strokes

Memory trick

MOSHIKUWA — 'most she coo-wa' this or that.

Parts: Conjunction; formal 'or'.

The characters in もしくは

  • も も — mo (3 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • は は — ha (3 strokes)

Example sentence

電話もしくはメールでお願いします。

でんわもしくはめーるでおねがいします。

Please contact us by phone or email.

More words: Linking words

したがってthereforeただしhowever; provided thatしかもmoreoverすなわちnamelyなぜならbecauseそれなのにand yetそれでもeven soとはいえnevertheless

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