expression, adverb

  1. rightly or wrongly, by all possible means, at all costs, at any cost, no matter what (happens), by fair means or foul.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
是が非でも ぜがひでも

Contained Kanji Breakdown

just so, this, right
ゼ これ シ (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ ショ ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)