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幾

How Many
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingいく、いく.つ、いく.ら
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8Level 31

Meanings

  1. how manyRtK
  2. how much
  3. several
    さらに幾つかの派に分派した。They were further divided into several schools.wiki
  4. some
    湖の上に幾艘かのボートがあった。There were some boats on the lake.tatoeba
    幾つかの流れがある。The clan has some branch families.wiki
  1. a few
  2. many

Synonyms

幾日

Homonyms

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Same reading (いく)
行く · to go

Popular Usage

幾つ幾ら幾分幾多

Radicals and components

Radical幺young
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cocoon · person (人) · fiesta

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1481

Compound words

幾ついくつ
how many; how old
幾らいくら
how much; something over; and something; -odd; however (much)
幾分いくぶん
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part
幾日いくにち
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
幾何きか
geometry
幾度いくど
(how) many times; (how) often
幾つかいくつか
(a) few; some; several
幾何学きかがく
geometry
幾晩いくばん
several nights
庶幾しょき
desire
越幾斯エキス
extract (of plants, meat, etc.)
幾つもいくつも
many
幾らかいくらか
some
樟脳丁幾しょうのうチンキ
tincture of camphor
沃度丁幾ヨードチンキ
tincture of iodine
位相幾何学いそうきかがく
topology
楕円幾何学だえんきかがく
elliptic geometry
幾年にも亙るいくねんにもわたる
extending over a number of years
幾年にも亘るいくねんにもわたる
extending over a number of years
アフィン幾何学アフィンきかがく
affine geometry
リーマン幾何学リーマンきかがく
Riemannian geometry
ユークリッド幾何学ユークリッドきかがく
Euclidean geometry

On Reading Examples

明日幾何の試験があります。きか
We're having an examination in geometry tomorrow.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

白いガラスに、幾色かの色ガラスが入り、かわいらしい印象に仕上がりました。いく
To the white glass, I added glass of various colours, producing a pretty feel.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父の天才を幾分受け継いでいる。
He has some share of his father's genius.tatoeba
彼は朝は幾分不機嫌だ。
He is a bit of a grouch in the morning.tatoeba
彼は星を見上げて、幾晩も幾晩も過ごした。
Many nights did he spend, looking up at the stars.tatoeba
彼は幾分父親に似たところがある。
He is something like his father.tatoeba
西田幾多郎に師事する。
He studied under Kitaro NISHIDA.wiki
西田幾多郎とならぶ京都学派の立役者。
He was a luminary of the Kyoto school, along with Kitaro NISHIDA.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

How many; some. 幺幺 (fine threads) + 戍 (soldier) — an uncertain number. 幾つ — how many.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 幾

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