もしか

Japanese

Alternative spelling
若しか

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もしか [móꜜshì kà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ɕi ka̠]

Adverb

もしか • (moshi ka)

(more emphatic) Synonym of もし (“if; supposing”)
もしか誰(だれ)か来(き)たら、夕(ゆう)方(がた)まで帰(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 hiragana.

Synonyms

もしも (moshi mo)
万(まん)一(いち) (man'ichi)

Derived terms

もしかしたら (moshi ka shitara)
もしかすると (moshi ka suru to)
もしかしなくても (moshi ka shinakute mo)

References

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

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