Word Meaning いくら何でも

いくらなんでも ikuranandemo

いくら何でも is read as いくらなんでも (ikuranandemo) and means no matter how you put it.

Meaning

English

no matter how you put it
whatever the circumstances may be
say what you like
no matter how you look at it

Reading

Kana

いくらなんでも

Romaji

ikuranandemo

Writing Variants

幾ら何でも いくらなんでも ikuranandemo

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 131780 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

いつ何時

いつなんどき

at any time

何でも

なんでも

I am told

何時でも

いつでも

(at) any time

何とも

なんとも

(not) anything

何も

なにも

and everything else

何時も

いつも

never

何にも

なんにも

(not) anything

何人も

なにびとも

nobody

何日も

なんにちも

for many days

何人でも

なんにんでも

any number of people

何人たりとも

なんぴとたりとも

no one at all

如何にも

いかにも

absolutely

Example Sentences

あんな内気な京子をパーティーでしゃべらせるなんていくら何でも無茶だよ。

Getting shy Kyoko to talk at a party is like pulling teeth.