1.
how many days; several days
Asks or refers to an unspecified number of days. Slightly formal or literary; in casual speech, 何日 is far more common.
幾日も雨が降り続いた。
It rained for many days on end.
幾日過ぎただろうか。
How many days have passed, I wonder.
彼は返事を待たずに幾日も連絡を続けた。
He kept contacting them for days on end without waiting for a reply.
Compound of 幾 (how many; some) + 日 (day). Has a literary or slightly formal feel and most often appears in the pattern 幾日も (for many days). In casual everyday speech, use 何日 for 'how many days?'
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 幾日も: for many days; day after day
- 幾日過ぎる: many days pass
- 幾日も前: many days ago
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 何日: how many days; what day — everyday standard form
- 幾日間: for how many days
- 数日: several days — neutral, common in writing