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幾千代 (いくちよ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幾いく千ち代よ

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Meanings

1

noun

many years; ages

archaic

Archaic noun meaning a very long span of time, often used in classical poetry and historical texts.

幾いく千ち代よも昔むかしの話はなしだ。
It is a story from many ages ago.

Kanji

幾how many, how much, how far
千thousand
代substitute, change, convert

Etymology

Compound of 幾 (iku, 'how many') + 千 (chi, 'thousand') + 代 (yo, 'generation, age'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is attested in classical Japanese.