Japanese symbol for “generations”
幾世
いくよ
Romaji: ikuyo
generations; ages; years
In Japanese, generations is 幾世, read いくよ (ikuyo).
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Meanings
- n generations; ages; years
Written forms: 幾世、幾代. Readings: いくよ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幾つ | いくつ ikutsu | how many |
| 幾ら | いくら ikura | how much |
| 幾分 | いくぶん ikubun | somewhat; to some extent; to some degree |
| 幾何 | きか kika | geometry |
| 幾多 | いくた ikuta | many; numerous |
| 幾度 | いくど ikudo | (how) many times; (how) often |
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.