Japanese

Adverb

いかが ‎(romaji ikaga)

1. 如何: in what manner?, how? (more polite than どう)
2. 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?

Synonyms

• どう ‎(dō)

Usage notes

This word is usually written in hiragana.

References

1. ↑ 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō