いかなる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
如何なる

Etymology

Fossilization of the prenominal form of classical いかなり (ikanari), modern 如(い)何(か) (ika).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いかなる [ìkáꜜnàrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ika̠na̠ɾɯ̟]

Adnominal

いかなる • (ikanaru) ^{←いかなる (ikanaru)?}

1. (literary) what; what kind of

   いかなる結(けっ)果(か)にも責(せき)任(にん)を負(お)いません。

   Ikanaru kekka ni mo sekinin o oimasen.

   We will not bear consequences for whatever results.

Usage notes

• Usually used with も (mo) to mean "whatever".

Synonyms

• どんな (donna)

See also

• いかに (ikani)
• 争(いか)で (ikade)