Japanese word

幾度

Pronunciation

Romajiikudo

Meaning

  • adverbhow many times

Example

幾度お尋ねしても、答えは同じです。iku do o tazu ne shi te mo kota e wa ona ji de su

No matter how many times I ask, the answer is the same.

Illustration for 幾度 (how many times)

More examples

彼は幾度となく計画を見直しています。kare wa iku do to na ku kei kaku o mi nao shi te i ma su

He has revised the plan many times.

Core concept

Frames an action in terms of repeated occasions while leaving their exact number open.

Common phrases

  • 幾度もiku do mo

    many times

  • 幾度となくiku do to na ku

    time and again

  • 幾度かiku do ka

    several times

Similar words

何度nando: A common adverb for asking or stating how many times something occurs.
何回nankai: Asks about or states the number of times an action occurs using a common counter.
再三saisan: Indicates repeated occurrences, often suggesting that they have happened several times.

Definition in Japanese

同じことを何回も繰り返すさま。また、回数がいくつかを問うさま。ona ji ko to o nan kai mo ku ri kae su sa ma ma ta kai sū ga i ku tsu ka o to u sa ma

Word origin

幾度 (ikudo) combines 幾 (iku, "how many") and 度 (do, "time" or "occasion"), expressing an unspecified number of occasions.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Japanese, 幾度 (ikudo) sounds more formal or literary than 何度 (nando), so 何度 is usually more natural in everyday speech.

Other meanings

  • many timesadverb
  • how oftenadverb

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