How to say 'How many' in Japanese | 幾

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The Japanese word for How many is 'Iku', written as 幾 in Japanese.'How many' in hiragana is いく.

word

幾

Meaning

How many

Reading

いく

iku

Kanji

幾Some, How many

Explanation

The Japanese noun '幾 (いく)' is an archaic or literary term meaning 'how many' or 'several'. It is often used in formal or poetic contexts to express an indefinite quantity or to ask about the number of something. For example: how many years have passed?「幾年の歳月が過ぎたか」(いくねんのさいげつがすぎたか). It can also be used in compound words like '幾何 (きか)' meaning 'geometry'. Note that this word is rarely used in modern conversational Japanese and is more common in written or classical contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

622

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 幾

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

幾

Meaning

Some, How many

Words Related to 幾 Through the Kanji 幾

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 幾 as well.

word

幾つ

Meaning

How many

word

幾ら

Meaning

Price, How much

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'Iku' means 'How many' .

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