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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いかが
Grade: S Grade: 2
jukujikun

Etymology

Alteration from 如何しい (ikagashii), itself derived from 如何 (ikaga, how; uncertainly) +‎ しい (-shii, adjectivizing suffix).

The sound shift from /ikaɡaɕiː/ to /ikaɡawaɕiː/ was probably influenced by the medial /wa/ in roughly synonymous adjective 疑わしい (utagawashii).

Pronunciation

Adjective

如何(いかが)わしい (ikagawashiiいかがはしい (ikagafasii)?-i (adverbial 如何(いかが)わしく (ikagawashiku))

  1. unreliable, doubtful, uncertain
    あのがたのきている(はし)如何(いかが)わしい
    Ano gata no kiteiru hashi wa ikagawashii.
    That rickety bridge is doubtful.
  2. questionable, dubious, suspicious
    • 濃紅葉小倉色紙 (Koi Momiji Ogura no Shikishi), kabuki play; 1816:
      ()やうな()()(かん)(げん)(もう)()げられぬは如何(いかが)はしう(ぞん)じまする…
      kayau na gi o go-kangen mōshiagerarenu wa ikagahashiu zonjimasuru…
      I think it's suspicious that he can't admonish this kind of happening...
  3. indecent, licentious, obscene
    如何(いかが)わしい()()如何(いかが)わしい(はなし)
    ikagawashii ito, ikagawashii hanashi
    indecent intent, an obscene story
  4. disreputable, dishonest, shady
    如何(いかが)わしい(しょう)(ばい)
    ikagawashii shōbai
    dishonest dealings, disreputable business

Usage notes

  • 如何わしい implies something that cannot be trusted, or that may be immoral.
  • (うたが)わしい (utagawashii) implies something for which the true nature or quality isn't known, but that may be good or may be bad.
  • (あや)しい (ayashii) implies something for which the true nature isn't known, and this uncertainty is a bad thing.
  • (いぶか)しい (ibukashii) implies something for which the true nature isn't known, and this uncertainty causes one to be curious.
  • ()(さん)(くさ) (usankusai) implies something suspicious that draws attention.

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN