幾つ

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
いく
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *eku.

Pronunciation

Noun

(いく) • (ikutsu

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

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

Derived terms

See also

Japanese counter/suffix: (tsu)
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
1一つひとつhitotsu
2二つふたつfutatsu
3三つみっつ、みつmittsu, mitsu
4四つよっつ、よつyottsu, yotsu
5五ついつつitsutsu
6六つむっつ、むつmuttsu, mutsu
7七つななつnanatsu
8八つやっつ、やつyattsu, yatsu
9九つここのつkokonotsu
?幾ついくつikutsu

References

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