幾いく日にち

also: いくか

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

how many days

Used to ask about a duration or number of days. Often appears in the phrase 幾日も meaning 'for many days'.

See also: 幾日も

ここに来きてから幾いく日にち経たちましたか。
How many days have passed since you came here?
彼かれは幾いく日にちも家いえに帰かえらなかった。
He didn't come home for many days.

2

what day of the month

Asks for a specific date within a month. More formal or written than 何日 (なんにち), but still used.

今日きょうは幾いく日にちですか。
What is the date today?

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に幾いく日にちかかるhow many days something takes
この仕し事ごとに幾いく日にちかかりますか。
How many days will this job take?
〈時とき〉は幾いく日にちですかasking what date (day of the month) it is
今日きょうは幾いく日にちですか。
What is today's date?
あと幾いく日にちで〈事こと〉how many days until something happens
あと幾いく日にちで夏なつ休やすみが始はじまりますか。
How many days until summer vacation starts?

Grammar

一人ひとり・二に本ほん・三さん冊さつnumbers and countersN5

Kanji

幾how many, how much, how far
日day, sun, Japan

Related words

何なん日にちN5
何日 is the everyday, casual way to ask about days or a date, while 幾日 sounds more formal or literary and is common in set phrases like 幾日も.

Don't confuse with

いくつN5
幾日 asks specifically about a number of days or a date, while 幾つ asks about a general quantity or age, though both share the 幾 prefix and can be confused by learners.

Word family

幾いく日にちも
for many days; for days on end

Built from

幾いく+日にち

Written forms

幾日
- いくにち
  Standard kanji spelling for both senses. The reading いくにち is the most common modern pronunciation.
- いくか
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete reading; it is out-dated kana usage. Modern speakers use いくにち.
いく日
- いくにち
  Mixed kanji-kana spelling, less common but still encountered.
- いくか
  out-dated reading
いくか
out-dated reading

Etymology

Compound of 幾 (iku, 'how many') and 日 (ka/nichi, 'day'). The reading いくか is an older form; modern usage prefers いくにち.