いかに

ikani

how, to what extent (literary)

AdverbJLPT N1

What does いかに mean?

いかに is a Japanese adverb meaning how, to what extent (literary) in English. It is written as いかに in hiragana, and ikani in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

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.

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.

いかに粗末であろうとも、我が家は我が家である。

No matter how humble it may be, home is home.

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