Onyomi: キ · Kunyomi: いく-, いく.つ, いく.ら · Meanings: how far, how long, how many, how much, several, some
Kanji for how far, how long, how many, how much, several
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The kanji 幾 originated from a complex ancient shape showing strands of thread or fabric gathered together and a phonetic element representing sound or count. It expressed the idea of “how many threads” or “how much,” as ancient people measured quantity by counting threads in weaving. Over time, it came to mean “how many,” “how much,” or “several.” The character still carries this sense of uncertainty or questioning about number and amount.
Originally showing threads gathered together to be counted, 幾 expresses the idea of “how many” or “how much,” often used to ask about quantity or degree.
This kanji declares: threads twist and gather, waiting to be counted — 幾 means how many, how much, or the uncertain number yet to be known.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 幾 | いく | some, several, a few | common Prefix |
| 殆 | ほとほと | quite, utterly, really, completely | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 幾つ | いくつ | how many | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 幾ら | いくら | how much | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 殆ど | ほとんど | almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 幾分 | いくぶん | somewhat, to some extent, to some degree | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi), Noun |
| 若干 | じゃっかん | some, few, a number of, a little (bit) | common JLPT-N1 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 幾多 | いくた | many, numerous | JLPT-N1 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Adverb (fukushi), Noun |
| 幾何学 | きかがく | geometry | common Noun |
| 幾何 | きか | geometry | common Noun |