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幾分 (いくぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幾いく分ぶん

い

く

ぶ

ん

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

adverb, noun

somewhat; to some extent; a little

Adverbial use indicating a moderate degree or partial change. Often softens a statement.

今日きょうは幾いく分ぶん暖あたたかいですね。
It's somewhat warm today, isn't it?
彼かれの説せつ明めいで問もん題

だい

が

幾いく

分ぶん

理り

解かい

でき

た

。

His explanation helped me understand the problem to some extent.

2

noun

some; part; portion

Noun use referring to a part or portion of something, often in formal or written contexts. Less common than the adverbial use.

収しゅう益えきの幾いく分ぶんを寄き付ふする。
Donate a portion of the profits.

Written forms

幾いく分ぶんUsage51%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
いくぶんUsage49%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the nuance of 'somewhat' is emphasized without kanji.

Kanji

幾how many, how much, how far
分part, minute of time, segment

Similar words

多た少しょう
多少 is also 'somewhat' or 'more or less', but can imply a slightly larger degree or quantity than 幾分. 幾分 often feels softer or more tentative.
少すこし
少し is the most common word for 'a little', used in everyday speech. 幾分 is more formal and often used in writing or polite speech.

Etymology

Compound of 幾 (いく, 'how many') and 分 (ぶん, 'part'). Literally 'how many parts', it came to mean 'some part' or 'to some degree'.