ないし

Common word

  1. conjunction

    from ... to, between ... and
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 北アメリカでは1つの家に1つないし2つの車庫があるのはよくあることだ。
      It is quite common in North America for homes to have a one or two-car garage.
  2. conjunction

    or
    word usually written using kana alone

    • バドミントン部はまともな部員が極端に少ないため、ほとんど廃部ないし休部状態だった。
      There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.