At a glance
Noun のいかんによらず means "regardless of [noun]". It is a formal expression, mostly written, used when a result or rule stays the same whatever the content of the noun turns out to be.
Noun + のいかんによらず、[result / rule]
理由のいかんによらず、遅刻は認められません。 Regardless of the reason, lateness is not accepted.
How to form it
The expression attaches to a noun. いかん (如何) means "how something is" or "its content", and によらず is the ず-negative of よる (依る/因る) "to depend on". Literally it means "not depending on how ~ is".
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | Noun + のいかんによらず | 結果のいかんによらず |
| Noun (の dropped, written style) | Noun + いかんによらず | 理由いかんによらず |
| Verb / adjective | Not directly. Use a noun instead | 合否のいかんによらず |
Register: formal. Found in rules, notices, official letters and speeches.