幾度(いくど)

いくど
adverb
many times, time and again
1. many times, time and again, repeatedly
A literary or formal way of saying 'many times.' Often used in written narratives, speeches, and formal contexts. More elevated in register than 何度も.
幾度(いくど)も挑戦(ちょうせん)した。
I tried many times.
幾度(いくど)となく繰(く)り返(かえ)された過(あやま)ちだ。
It is a mistake that has been repeated time and again.
幾度(いくど)も危機(きき)を乗(の)り越(こ)えて、この会社(かいしゃ)は成長(せいちょう)してきた。
This company has grown by overcoming crises many times over.

幾度(いくど) is a literary equivalent of 何度(なんど) (how many times / many times).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 幾度(いくど)も: many times (emphatic)
  • 幾度(いくど)となく: countless times, time and again
  • 幾度(いくど)か: several times

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 何度(なんど)も: many times (neutral, everyday)
  • 幾度(いくど)も: many times (literary, formal)
  • 度々(たびたび): repeatedly, often (slightly formal)

RELATED:
幾度(いくど) uses the kanji 幾(いく), which means "how many" and appears in other literary expressions like 幾多(いくた) (many, numerous) and 幾年(いくとせ) (many years).

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