how many, how much, how far, how long
Also: some, several
On'yomi (音読み)
- キ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いく-
- いく.つ
- いく.ら
About this kanji
The kanji 幾, pronounced as "ki" in on'yomi and "iku" in kun'yomi, primarily means "how many" or "how much." This kanji often appears in questions where you want to ask about quantity or extent. For example, 幾つ (いくつ) means "how many," 幾ら (いくら) means "how much," and 幾日 (いくにち) means "how many days." You might also see it in 幾何 (きか), which refers to geometry. A handy note is that while 幾 is often used in asking questions, it's not commonly used alone and usually appears in compounds, enhancing its usefulness in conversations.
Example sentences
幾度もその場所を訪れた。
I visited that place many times.
Meanings across languages
- English
- how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several
- Tiếng Việt
- bao nhiêu, thế nào, một số
- 日本語
- いくつ, いくら, いかほど
- 한국어
- 얼마나, 몇 개, 몇 가지
- 中文
- 多少, 几, 若干
- id
- berapa banyak
- th
- มากแค่ไหน
- es
- cuántos
- fr
- combien
- de
- wie viele
- pt
- quantos
Common compounds
- 幾ついくつhow many, how old
- 幾らいくらhow much, something over, and something
- 幾何きかgeometry
- 幾日いくにち(for) how many days, what day (of the month)
- 幾分いくぶんsomewhat, to some extent, to some degree
- 幾度いくど(how) many times, (how) often
- 幾何学きかがくgeometry
- 幾重いくえpiling up, multiple layers
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