幾つ

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
幾
いく
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *eku.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) い​くつ [íꜜkùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ikɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

幾(いく)つ • (ikutsu) 

  1. how many
  2. how old (used with small children)

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms
  • 幾(いく)つか (ikutsu ka): a few
  • 幾(いく)つも (ikutsu mo): many
  • 幾(いく)つでも (ikutsu demo): any number of

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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