English–Japanese
“how many” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajiikutsu
Example
いすはいくつありますか。i su wa i ku tsu a ri ma su ka
How many chairs are there?
How to say “how many” in Japanese
“How many” in Japanese is いくつ (ikutsu).
It asks how many things there are or how old someone is, leaving the specific number to the context.
Example sentences with いくつ
りんごはいくつありますか？ri n go wa i ku tsu a ri ma su ka
How many apples are there?
この棚には箱がいくつ並んでいますか。ko no tana ni wa bako ga i ku tsu nara n de i ma su ka
How many boxes are lined up on this shelf?
Tips for using いくつ
- The form いくつか (ikutsuka, "several") turns the question word into an expression for an unspecified number.