"もしかして" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [mo̞ɕi̥ ka̠ ɕi̥te̞] Forms: moshi ka shite [romanization], mosikasite [romanization], もしかして [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From もし (moshi) + か (ka) + して (shite). Compare Korean 혹시나 해서 (hoksina haeseo). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|もし||か||して|t1=|t2=}} もし (moshi) + か (ka) + して (shite), {{ncog|ko|혹시나 해서}} Korean 혹시나 해서 (hoksina haeseo) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|もし か して|hhira=もしかして}} もしかして • (moshi ka shite) ^(←もしかして (mosikasite)?)
  1. could it be that Related terms: もしかしたら (moshi ka shitara)

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for もしかして meaning in Japanese (2.1kB)

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