若干

Chinese
 
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
to concern; to interfere; shield
to concern; to interfere; shield; stem
trad. (若干) 若 干
simp. #(若干) 若 干

Etymology
surname

Most likely from Xianbei 若干 (*ñaqañ) meaning "dog", related to Mongolian нохой (noxoj).

Pronunciation

Adverb

若干

  1. (literary) how many; how much

Determiner

若干

  1. (formal) several; a few

See also

Proper noun

若干

  1. a surname

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (若干):
  • → Japanese: 若(じゃっ)干(かん) (jakkan)
  • → Korean: 약간(若干) (yakgan)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
若 干
じゃく > じゃっ
Grade: 6		 かん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

若(じゃっ)干(かん) • (jakkan) 

  1. a few, some

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
若 干
そこばく
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

そこば (sokoba, see 若干#Etymology_5) + く (ku, ancient suffix used to form adverbs;[1][4] compare か (ka) used to form adjectives)

Adverb

若干(そこばく) • (sokobaku) 

  1. a little, any

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
若 干
そくばく
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

Shift from そこばく (sokobaku).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) そくばく [sòkúbákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞kɯ̟ᵝba̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

若干(そくばく) • (sokubaku) 

  1. a little, any

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
若 干
そこばこ
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

Shift from そこばく (sokobaku).[4]

Adverb

若干(そこばこ) • (sokobako) 

  1. a little, any

Etymology 5
Kanji in this term
若 干
そこば
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
幾許

そこ (soko) + ば (ba, “much, amount”, ancient element, also appears in 幾許 (kokoba)[4] and 幾許 (ikubaku))

Adverb

若干(そこば) • (sokoba) 

  1. a little, any
    Synonym: そこらく (sokoraku)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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