幾人(いくにん)

いくにん
noun
how many people; several people
person
1. how many people; several people
Asks or refers to an unspecified number of people. Slightly formal or literary; in casual speech, 何人(なんにん) is far more common.
幾人(いくにん)もの学者(がくしゃ)がそう述(の)べている。
Many scholars have stated so.
幾人(いくにん)かの友人(ゆうじん)に相談(そうだん)した。
I consulted with several friends.
彼(かれ)の論文(ろんぶん)は、これまで幾人(いくにん)もの研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)に引用(いんよう)されてきた。
His paper has been cited by many researchers up to now.

Compound of 幾(いく) (how many; some) + 人(にん) (people). Most often appears in 幾人(いくにん)も (many people) and 幾人(いくにん)か (several people). Has a literary feel; use 何人(なんにん) in casual speech.

Common collocations

  • 幾人(いくにん)も: many people; a great number of people
  • 幾人(いくにん)か: several people; a few people
  • 幾人(いくにん)もの〜: many ~ (with a following noun phrase)

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Related Words

Compare: 何人(なんにん) (how many people)
Compare: 数人(すうにん) (several people)
Compare: 大勢(おおぜい) (a crowd)
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