や
... or...
JLPT
N5
Structure
Quantity word + や + Quantity word
Meaning
Giving an approximate number to describe the meaning that is not a large quantity.
彼
の
収入
は
高
くないが
、
子供
の
一人
や
二人
は
育
てられる
。
Although his income is not high, he is able to raise one or two children.
グローバリゼーション
の
時代
なのに
外国語
の
一
つや
二
つできないようでは
困
ります
。
Even in the age of globalization, it would be a problem if people could not speak one or two foreign languages.
