Japanese

Adverb

蓋し ‎(hiragana けだし, romaji kedashi)

1. an expression of supposition or conjecture; probably, maybe
   • 807: Kogo Shūi

     蓋聞 上古之世 未有文字 貴賤老少 口口相傳 前言往行 存而不忘

2. a hypothetical supposition of a situation; if

Derived terms

• 蓋 (けだ)しく ‎(kedashiku)
• 蓋 (けだ)しくも ‎(kedashikumo)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3