Meaning & usage
いかなる expresses any or no matter what kind, stressing that there are no exceptions. It is used in formal statements about rules, prohibitions, or general truths, often with a negative predicate to mean no N at all. It attaches as いかなる + noun + も, でも, or にも, as in いかなる理由でも. When the noun has adjectives or relative clauses, いかなる still comes first, before the modifier and noun.
Example sentences 4
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いかなる生徒もその部屋に入ることは許可されていない。
No student is allowed to enter the room.
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いかなる状況でも部屋を離れてはならない。
Under no circumstances must you leave the room.
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いかなる動物も、植物なしでは生存できない。
No animal can exist without plants.
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いかなる行為もそれ自体は良くも悪くもない。
No action is in itself good or bad.
In past JLPT papers
This came up in 1 past exam question.
