ワク, コク, イキ, あ.る, あるい, あるいは

some, one, or, possibly, a certain

JLPT0 G13 S0 F2378

The relevant bronzeware inscription form combines spear/halberd + # circular enclosure (here suggesting an enclosed parcel of land) → defend enclosed land/an enclosure. *A certain*, *a*, *some*, *or*, and *possibly* are all borrowed meanings (compare ).

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