幾

いく

Meanings

1. Prefix some; several; a few (before a counter or noun + か) See also: いく日か (いくにちか).
2. many (before a counter or noun (+も)) See also: 幾日も (いくにちも).
3. how many; how much See also: 幾日 (いくにち).
4. very; so (much) (before an adjective) See also: 幾久しい (いくひさしい).

Kanji

• 幾 how many. Read as いく.

Example sentences

• 学生の幾人かはアジア出身で、他はヨーロッパ出身だった。
  Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe.
• 一人の個人の中に幾千ものことなった人間がいる。
  Within every man are thousands.
• うちの先祖には有名な人がいく人かいる。
  Our family has some distinguished ancestors.
• いく日もいく日も、彼女は彼のセーターを編むのに費やした。
  Many a day did she spend knitting a sweater for him.
• 湖の上に幾艘かのボートがあった。
  There were some boats on the lake.

Words containing 幾

• 幾度 (いくど) (how) many times
• 幾分 (いくぶん) somewhat
• 幾多 (いくた) many

And 29 more.

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