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幾
How Many, Several
いく (iku), いくつ (ikutsu)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Kanji symbol 幾 is uncommon in everyday writing today. いくつ (ikutsu), meaning “how many?”, and いくら (ikura), meaning “how much?”, are usually written in hiragana. However, Kanji still appears in formal or literary Japanese and in words such as 幾何学 (きかがく), meaning “geometry.”
Memory Trick
“How many” E can you find in this kanji 幾?
Readings
Onyomi: キ (ki)
Kunyomi: いく (iku), いくつ (ikutsu)
Example Words
幾つ
いくつ (ikutsu)
How many
幾ら
いくら (ikura)
How much
幾何学
きかがく (kikagaku)
Geometry
幾度
いくど (ikudo)
Many times
Example Sentence
今日は幾つ漢字を勉強しましたか。
きょう は いくつ かんじ を べんきょう しましたか。
kyou wa ikutsu kanji o benkyou shimashita ka
How many kanji did you study today?