Japanese word

幾多

Pronunciation

Romajiikuta

Meaning

  • nounmany

Example

彼は幾多の困難を乗り越えました。kare wa iku ta no kon nan o no ri ko e ma shi ta

He overcame many difficulties.

Illustration for 幾多 (many)

More examples

彼女は幾多の経験を生かして、後輩を指導しています。kano jo wa iku ta no kei ken o i ka shi te kō hai o shi dō shi te i ma su

She draws on her many experiences to guide younger colleagues.

Core concept

Refers to a great multitude whose size is stressed more than the identity of its separate members.

Common phrases

  • 幾多の困難iku ta no kon nan

    many difficulties

  • 幾多の試練iku ta no shi ren

    many trials

  • 幾多の経験iku ta no kei ken

    many experiences

Similar words

数多amata: A great many people or things, with a formal and elevated tone.
数々kazukazu: Many separate things or events viewed together as a series.
多数tasū: A large number of people or things used in neutral or formal statements.
無数musū: An extremely large number of people or things that cannot easily be counted.

Definition in Japanese

数がきわめて多いこと。また、そのようなもの。sū ga ki wa me te ō i ko to ma ta so no yō na mo no

Word origin

The word joins 幾 (iku, "how many") with 多 (ta, "many"), using two quantity-related elements to mean a great many.

Usage tips

  • In modern Japanese, 幾多の (ikuta no) usually has a written, elevated tone rather than the everyday tone of many casual quantity expressions.

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