いくつ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) い​くつ [íꜜkùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ikɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

いくつ • (ikutsu) 

  1. 幾つ: how many
    いくつ欲(ほ)しいのか。
    Ikutsu hoshii no ka.
    How many do you want?
  2. 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

See also

References
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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