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.

When asking for age of a child, the honorific prefix お (o) is used.

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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