幾いく分ぶん

い

く

ぶ

ん

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

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

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

幾いく分ぶん〈形けい容よう詞し〉somewhat [adjective]
今日きょうは幾いく分ぶん寒さむい。
It's somewhat cold today.
幾いく分ぶんか〈動どう詞し〉to [verb] to some extent
説せつ明めいを聞きいて幾いく分ぶんか理り解かいできた。
After hearing the explanation, I understood it to some extent.
幾いく分ぶんの〈事こと〉があるto have some [portion of something]
まだ幾いく分ぶんの望ぼうみがある。
There is still some hope left.

多た少しょうN3sense 1
多少 can suggest a slightly larger or more definite amount than 幾分, which sounds softer and more tentative.
少すこしN5sense 1
少し is the everyday, casual word for 'a little', while 幾分 is more formal and typically appears in writing or careful speech.
ややN3sense 1
やや is a common written/spoken adverb for 'slightly' that overlaps with 幾分 but sounds a bit more neutral and less tentative.
いくらかN2sense 1
いくらか is a more colloquial way to say 'to some extent', whereas 幾分 leans formal and literary.

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多おおかれ少すくなかれN1
幾分 means 'a little' or 'somewhat' in a plain, everyday way, whereas 多かれ少なかれ stresses that the degree varies among cases while still holding true overall.
ある程てい度ど
いくぶん suggests a smaller, more limited degree and sounds slightly more formal, whereas ある程度 is neutral and can cover a wider range of extent.
若じゃっ干かんN2
幾分 is used adverbially like 若干 to mean 'somewhat,' but it feels a bit softer and more conversational.

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.

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'.