いくら

See also: イクラ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
幾ら

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikɯ̟ɾa̠]
• (Tokyo) いくら [íꜜkùrà] (Atamadaka – [1]) (senses 1 and 2)
• (Tokyo) いくら [ìkúrá] (Heiban – [0]) (sense 2)

Adverb

いくら • (ikura) 

1. how much, how many

   これはいくらですか。

   Kore wa ikura desu ka.

   How much does this cost?

2. no matter how much (many), however much, with all (something)

   いくらでも取(と)ってください。

   Ikura de mo totte kudasai.

   Please take as many as you like.

   いくら勉(べん)強(きょう)してもまだ難(むずか)しい。

   Ikura benkyō shite mo mada muzukashii.

   However hard I study it, it is still difficult.

   いくら欠(けっ)点(てん)があっても愛(あい)している。

   Ikura ketten ga atte mo aishiteiru.

   Even with all her faults, I still love her.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

Derived terms

• いくらか (ikura ka): some, somewhat
• いくらかの (ikuraka no): some
• いくらでも (ikura de mo): as many as one likes
• いくら何(なん)でも (ikura nandemo): under no circumstances

See also

• いくつ (ikutsu)