音読み: キ
訓読み: いく
画数: 12
部首: 幺（いとのうえ）
Meaning
How Many / How Much / Several
- 幾つ — how many
- 幾度 — how many times
- 幾分 — somewhat; to some extent
- 幾何 — geometry
- 幾許 — how much; how many
幾 combines the radical 幺（いとのうえ） “tiny/thread” with the phonetic elements that give the reading キ. Its meaning developed into “how many” or “how much,” used in questioning number or degree.
Instinct hook: Pair 幾 (“how many”) with 多 (“many”), and it’s easier to remember: 幾 always carries the nuance of questioning quantity — “how many (many)?”.
Forms
幾何 — geometry