いくらか

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く

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か

JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

adverb, noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

some; a little; a certain amount

usually written using kana alone

Indicates an unspecified but limited quantity or degree. Often used with nouns (いくらかの + noun) or as an adverb.

冷れい

蔵ぞう

庫こ

に

いくら

か

食た

べ

物もの

が

残のこ

っ

て

いる

。

There is some food left in the fridge.

adverb, noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Expresses a moderate degree of change or state. Used adverbially to soften a statement.

この問もん題だいはいくらか難むずかしい。
This problem is somewhat difficult.
彼かれの説せつ明めいで状じょう況きょうがいくらかわかった。
His explanation helped me understand the situation to some extent.

少すこし
少し is more common and casual for 'a little'; いくらか is slightly more formal and often implies an unspecified amount or degree.
多た少しょう
多少 also means 'somewhat' or 'more or less', but is often used in more formal or written contexts. いくらか is more neutral and can be used in everyday speech.

Compound of 幾ら (ikura, 'how much') + か (ka, question particle), literally 'some amount'. The exact historical derivation is straightforward.