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或 means 'a certain'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1816   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-2    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 10 words   Used in 10 words   Used in 6 names   Component in 20 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   a certain
On    ワク   コク   イキ
Kun    あるい   あるいは
⿹   tasseled spear  ⿱   mouth   one  
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或 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 或 is used 10 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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expression, 'no' adjective, adverb
to some extent; to a certain extent
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(read as ある) : 2 words FIND ALL
Most common form: ある
a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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An additional あ.る less common words include 或 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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a certain   
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tasseled spear
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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