幾
KANJI DETAIL
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On readingNone12 strokesN2
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- None
- Kun reading
- いく, いくつ
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
幾is used to ask about number; its kun-readings includeいくつ. - Basic usage:
幾つ(いくつ)means how many or how old, while幾何(きか)means geometry.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Asking a number and naming a field of mathematics
りんごは幾つありますかasks how many apples there are.弟さんは幾つですかasks the younger brother's age rather than the number of objects.幾何図形means geometric shapes.幾何is the mathematical field dealing with shapes and properties of triangles, and the whole word is readきか.