Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
いく
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *eku.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いく) (ikutsu

  1. how many
  2. how old (used with small children)

Usage notes

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This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms

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See also

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Japanese number-counter combinations for (tsu)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 How many?
(ひと) (hitotsu) (ふた) (futatsu) (みっ) (mittsu)
() (mitsu)
(よっ) (yottsu)
() (yotsu)
(いつ) (itsutsu) (むっ) (muttsu)
() (mutsu)
(なな) (nanatsu) (やっ) (yattsu)
() (yatsu)
(ここの) (kokonotsu) (いく) (ikutsu)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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