若干

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Chinese

to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
to concern; to interfere; shield
to concern; to interfere; shield; stem
 
trad. (若干) 若 干
simp. #(若干) 若 干

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adverb

若干

  1. (literary) how many; how much

Determiner

若干

  1. (formal) several; a few
See also

Etymology 2

Most likely from Xianbei 若干 (*ñaqañ) meaning "dog", related to Mongolian нохой (noxoj).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

若干

  1. a surname

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (若干):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
若 干
じゃく > じゃっ
Grade: 6 		かん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

若(じゃっ)干(かん) • (jakkan) 

  1. a few, some

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
若 干
そこばく
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

そこば (sokoba, see 若干#Etymology_5) + く (ku, ancient suffix used to form adverbs;[1][4] compare か (ka) used to form adjectives)

Adverb

若干(そこばく) • (sokobaku) 

  1. a little, any

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
若 干
そくばく
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

Shift from そこばく (sokobaku).

Pronunciation

Adverb

若干(そくばく) • (sokubaku) 

  1. a little, any

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
若 干
そこばこ
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

Shift from そこばく (sokobaku).[4]

Adverb

若干(そこばこ) • (sokobako) 

  1. a little, any

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
若 干
そこば
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

そこ (soko) + ば (ba, “much, amount”, ancient element, also appears in 幾許 (kokoba)[4] and 幾許 (ikubaku))

Adverb

若干(そこば) • (sokoba) 

  1. a little, any
    Synonym: そこらく (sokoraku)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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