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