Kanji 幾 how many, how much, how far 世 generation, world, society 代 substitute, change, convert Related words 何なん 代だい 何代 is a more common, everyday way to ask or state 'how many generations', while 幾世 is literary and poetic.
幾いく 久ひさ 幾久 is an archaic term for 'a long time', similar in register but less common than 幾世 .
Written forms 幾いく 世よ Usage 30%
Standard kanji spelling for 'many generations/ages'.
幾いく 代よ Usage 52%
Alternate kanji spelling; 代 emphasizes 'generation' or 'era'.
いくよ Usage 18%
Kana spelling, used when the kanji nuance is not needed or for clarity.
Etymology Compound of 幾 (iku, 'how many') + 世 (yo, 'generation, age, world'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical pattern for expressing indefinite large numbers of time periods.
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