いくつ

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いくつ [íꜜkùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ikɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

いくつ (rōmaji ikutsu)

幾つ: how many
いくつ欲 (ほ)しいのか。
Ikutsu hoshii no ka.
How many do you want?
幾つ: how old (used with small children)
おいくつですか。
O-ikutsu desu ka.
How old are you?

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms

いくつか (ikutsuka): a few
いくつも (ikutsumo): many
いくつでも (ikutsu de mo): any number of

See also

いくら (ikura)

References

1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

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