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JLPT N1 · Adverb

いかに (ikani)

いかに is a Japanese adverb meaning “how; in what way”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
いかに
Romaji
ikani
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. how; in what way · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. how (much); to what extent · adverb · usually written in kana
  3. however (much); no matter how · adverb · usually written in kana · as いかに...も
  4. hey; oi · interjection · archaic

Example sentences

環境汚染にいかに取り組むかは深刻な問題である。
How to deal with environmental pollution is a serious matter.
Tatoeba #183893
私は教育がいかに重要であるかを痛感しました。
It was brought home to me how important education is.
Tatoeba #157609
施設は、その使命がいかに崇高なものでも、家庭のかわりにはなり得なかった。
Institutions, however noble their missions, have failed to replace the family.
Tatoeba #168189

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1466970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.