いくつ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) い​くつ [íꜜkùtsù] (Atamadaka – [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

• 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)