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JLPT N5 · Adverb

いくつ (ikutsu)

いくつ is a Japanese adverb meaning “how many”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
いくつ
Romaji
ikutsu
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. how many · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. how old · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

いいえ、おもちゃがいくつあるかじゃなくて、鍵がいくつあるかなのよ。
No, not how many toys, how many keys?
Tatoeba #229461
あなたのお父さんはおいくつですか。
How old is your father?
Tatoeba #233594

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1219960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.