幾つ

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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 hiragana.

Derived terms

See also

Japanese number-counter combinations for (tsu)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 How many?
(ひと) (hitotsu) (ふた) (futatsu) (みっ) (mittsu)
() (mitsu)
(よっ) (yottsu)
() (yotsu)
(いつ) (itsutsu) (むっ) (muttsu)
() (mutsu)
(なな) (nanatsu) (やっ) (yattsu)
() (yatsu)
(ここの) (kokonotsu) (いく) (ikutsu)

References

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