いかが

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いかが [ìkáꜜgà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ika̠ɡa̠]

Adverb

いかが (rōmaji ikaga)

如何: in what manner?, how? (more polite than どう)
如何: what about...?, how about...? (used to make a suggestion) (more polite than どう)
お茶 (ちゃ)はいかがですか。
O-cha wa ikaga desu ka.
How about some tea?

Usage notes

This word is usually written in hiragana.

Synonyms

どう (dō)

References

↑ 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

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