六
六 — Six
six
On’yomiロク (roku)
On’yomiリク (riku)
Kun’yomiむ (mu)
Kun’yomiむつ (mutsu)
Kun’yomiむっつ (muttsu)
Kun’yomiむい (mui)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 六
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 六月 | ろくがつ rokugatsu | June; sixth month of the lunar calendar |
| 六 | ろく roku | six; 6 |
| 六十 | ろくじゅう rokujuu | sixty; 60 |
| 六十四分音符 | ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ rokujuushibuonpu | 64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver |
| 十六 | じゅうろく juuroku | sixteen; 16 |
| 六つ | むっつ muttsu | six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system) |
Study notes
六 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #93 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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