Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
いか
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
爭で (kyūjitai)
如何で
怎で

From 如何 (ika, of what) +‎ (de, in), literally in what kind of, from いかにて (ikanite).[1]

Adverb

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(いか) (ikade

  1. how

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 如何で・争で”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000