いくつ
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Japanese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- 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[edit]
This term is often spelled in hiragana.
When asking for age of a child, the honorific prefix お (o) is used.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- いくら (ikura)
References[edit]
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō