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ikan
adverb, noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[いかん(如何)]
ikan
[いかん(奈何)]
ikan

English Meaning(s) for いかん

adverb
  1. how; in what way
noun
  1. circumstances

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Sample Sentences for いかん

Happiness and success in life do not depend on our circumstances, but on our efforts.
Prime Minister Koizumi said, "There are people who say that, because it's unconstitutional, I should not pray at the Yasukuni Shrine".
Happiness depends, not so much on circumstances, as on one's way of looking at one's life.
Everything depends upon the results.
Don't race the car. We want to make it go as far as possible.

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