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幾何

幾何

See also: 几何

Chinese

 
how much; how many; several; a few; almost
 
carry; what; how; why; which
trad. (幾何) 幾 何
simp. (几何) 几 何

Adverb

幾何

  1. (literary) how much; how many
  2. (literary) how old

Derived terms

  • 俟河之清，人壽幾何／俟河之清，人寿几何
  • 冇幾何／冇几何 (mou5 gei2 ho4-2)
  • 春秋幾何／春秋几何
  • 曾幾何時／曾几何时
  • 有幾何／有几何 (jau5 gei2 ho4-2)
  • 無幾何／无几何
  • 相去幾何／相去几何

Noun

幾何

  1. (mathematics) geometry

Derived terms

  • 立體幾何／立体几何
  • 解析幾何／解析几何

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幾 何
Grade: S Grade: 2

Etymology

From 幾 ‎(ki, “how much”) +‎ 何 ‎(ka, “what”).

Pronunciation

Noun

幾何 ‎(hiragana きか, romaji kika)

  1. Alternative form of 幾何学 ‎(“geometry”)

Derived terms

Adverb

幾何 ‎(hiragana いくばく, romaji ikubaku)

  1. how many, how much

Alternative forms

  • 幾許 (いくばく) ‎(ikubaku)

Usage notes

  • In modern Japanese, the spellings いくばく, 幾許 and 幾ばく are preferred over 幾何 when used as an adverb.

Pronunciation

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