い Japanese Grammar Advanced

Kana い

1. ～以来 いらい An adverb meaning 'since' or 'ever since,' marking the starting point of a continuing state or habit. It indicates that something has bee...
2. 一旦・いったん いったん An adverb meaning 'once' or 'once something happens,' indicating that after a condition is established, it is difficult to reverse or has...
3. いかに いかに An adverb meaning 'how' or 'how much,' used to emphasise the degree or manner of something. It is more formal and literary than どんなに or ど...
4. 言うまでもない いうまでもない A phrase meaning 'it goes without saying' or 'needless to say,' used to indicate that something is so obvious or well-known that it does ...
5. 言ってみれば いってみれば A phrase meaning 'so to speak,' 'in a manner of speaking,' or 'if I were to put it one way,' used to signal that the speaker is about to ...
6. 言わば いわば An adverb meaning 'so to speak,' 'as it were,' or 'if I were to say it some way.' It introduces a metaphorical, figurative, or alternativ...
7. 一切～ない いっさい A structure meaning 'not at all' or 'absolutely none,' used for emphatic total negation. It conveys that something is completely absent o...
8. 一[Counter]として～ない いち として A structure meaning 'not a single one' or 'not even one,' using a counter word to emphasise the complete absence of something. It is an e...
9. いかなる いかなる A formal noun modifier meaning 'what kind of' or 'no matter what,' used to question the nature of something or to express that a statemen...
10. いわゆる いわゆる A noun modifier meaning 'what is generally called' or 'so-called,' used to introduce a term that is widely known or commonly used, someti...
11. いくら いくら A Wh-word that asks about the amount, price, or degree of something. As an interrogative, it means 'how much.' It also functions in conce...
12. 如何（だ）・いかん（だ） いかん A classical form of the adverb meaning 'in what way' or 'how,' used to question the nature, manner, or condition of something. It also ap...
13. 今更・いまさら いまさら An adverb indicating that someone feels it is too late to do something or that bringing something up at this point is pointless or futile...
14. 一応 いちおう An adverb meaning 'tentatively,' 'for now,' or 'just in case,' indicating that an action or state is only preliminary, temporary, or meet...
15. 一方（だ） いっぽう A phrase meaning 'continues to' or 'keeps on,' indicating that a situation progresses continuously in one direction, often with an implic...
16. 一方（で） いっぽうで A conjunction meaning 'on the other hand' or 'while at the same time,' used to present two concurrent actions, events, or states, or to d...