Used to indicate that a conclusion or situation is inevitable regardless of circumstances. Often appears at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
Anyway, we have to wait until tomorrow.
In any case, he probably won't come.
Standard kanji spelling, though the word is usually written in kana.
Kana spelling is the most common and recommended form.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should avoid this spelling.
Compound of どの (which) + 道 (road, way), literally 'whichever way', which developed into the adverbial meaning 'in any case'.