いかなる

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
如何なる

Etymology

Fossilization of the prenominal form of classical いかなり (ikanari)(modern form ()() (ika)).

Pronunciation

Adnominal

いかなる (ikanaruいかなる (ikanaru)?

  1. (literary) what; what kind of
    いかなる(けっ)()にも(せき)(にん)()ません。
    Ikanaru kekka ni mo sekinin o oimasen.
    We will not bear consequences for whatever results.

Usage notes

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

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN