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

部首ぶしゅ: 八(はち)

Meaning

Six / Number 6

  • 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
  • 六本木ろっぽんぎ — Roppongi Voice Japan

“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.

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