Japanese symbol for “either”
も
も
Romaji: mo
too; also; in addition; as well
In Japanese, either is も (mo).
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Meanings
- prt too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
- prt both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)
- prt even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than
- prt even if; even though; although; in spite of
- adv further; more; again; another; the other
Other Japanese words for “either”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| やっぱ | やっぱ yappa | too; also; likewise |
| 何れか | いずれか izureka | one (of); any (one of); either (of) |
| どちらか | どちらか dochiraka | either; one (of the two) |
| どちらでも | どちらでも dochirademo | either; whichever |
| 何れも | どれも doremo | any; all; every |
See also: Chinese symbol for “either”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.