幾久

Chinese

how much; how many; several
how much; how many; several; a few; almost
 
(long) time; (long) duration of time
trad. (幾久)
simp. (几久)

Pronunciation


Adverb

幾久

  1. (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka) how long (in terms of time)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いく
Grade: S
ひさ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Compound of (iku, how many of...) +‎ (hisa, span of time).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くひさ [íꜜkùhìsà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ikɯ̟çisa̠]

Noun

(いく)(ひさ) • (ikuhisa

  1. how long

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ いく‐ひさ 【幾久】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here