もしも

Japanese

Alternative spelling
若しも

Etymology

From もし (moshi, “if”) + も (mo, “also, too, even”, inclusive particle).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もしも [móꜜshì mò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ɕi mo̞]

Adverb

もしも • (moshi mo)

(emphatic) even if

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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