六

音読おんよみ: ロク

訓読くんよみ: むっ・む・むっ・むい

画数かくすう: 4 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 八(はち)

Meaning

Six


  • ろく — six
  • むっつ — six (traditional counting)
  • 六月ろくがつ — June
  • 六本ろっぽん — six long objects
  • 六年生ろくねんせい — sixth grade student
  • 六角形ろっかっけい — hexagon
  • 第六感だいろっかん — sixth sense

“六” is one of the core number kanji and is visually simple. It may have originally represented a shape or form related to division or even a roof structure. Today, it’s everywhere — from school years to dates to shopping discounts.

林檎りんごむっつあります。
There are six apples.

六月ろくがつ誕生日たんじょうびがあります。
My birthday is in June.

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Creates
六本ろっぽん:Six long objects
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