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Kanji 幾: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 幾: how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several

Key takeaways

Kanji 幾: how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

how manyhow muchhow farhow longsomeseveral

On reading

Kun reading

いく-いく.ついく.ら

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 幾

how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

幺 + 戍

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a guard (戍) on duty, watching for even the smallest (幺) signs to figure out how many enemies are approaching. It represents the act of checking subtle signs to determine 'how many' or 'how much'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

いく-
  • 幾多いくた

    many / numerous / a great amount

  • 幾分いくぶん

    somewhat / to some extent / rather

  • 幾ついくつ

    how many / how old

  • 幾らいくら

    how much / how many

Commonly used words

  • 幾多
    いくた

    many / numerous / a great amount

  • 幾分
    いくぶん

    somewhat / to some extent / rather

  • 幾つ
    いくつ

    how many / how old

  • 幾ら
    いくら

    how much / how many

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は多の困難を乗り越えた。

Translation

He overcame numerous difficulties.

Example 2

多の星が夜空に輝いている。

Translation

Many stars are shining in the night sky.

Example 3

今日は分涼しくなった。

Translation

It has become somewhat cooler today.

Example 4

彼の話は分信じられる。

Translation

His story is somewhat believable.

Kanji 幾: how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several | Daily Nihongo