六 — how to write the kanji for “six”
六 is the number 6, a JLPT N5 kanji, taught in first grade in Japan. On its own it is the word roku, “six; 6”. Read roku, it forms 六月 (“June”), 六十 (“sixty”) and 六十四分音符 (“64th note”); the native reading mu gives 六つ (“six”) and 六日 (“6th day of the month”). Chinese reads it liù, “six”, at HSK 1.
- Strokes
- 4
- JLPT
- N5
- Radical
- 八 (“eight”)
- On
- ロク, リク
- Kun
- むっ·つ, むい, む
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Its parts sit stacked: 亠 (“lid”), strokes 1–2; 八 (“eight”, its radical), strokes 3–4, each finished before the next.
- Vertical ㇑topdownwards
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒leftdown and left
- Dot ㇔rightdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 4 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
六 in dates and counts
- 六月 ろくがつ — June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
- 六十 ろくじゅう — sixty; 60
- 六十四分音符 ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ — 64th note; hemidemisemiquaver
- 十六 じゅうろく — sixteen; 16
- 六つ むっつ — six; six years of age
Trace it
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Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- ロク roku, リク riku (rare)
- Kun (native)
- むっ·つ mu-ttsu, むい mui, む mu (rare), む·つ mu-tsu (rare)
- Meanings
- six
- Read roku
- 六月 六十 六十四分音符 十六 十六日 二十六日
- Read mu
- 六つ 六日
- School year
- first grade
- Newspaper rank
- 93rd of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 륙 ryuk
- Common words
- 8 in JMdict
Words with 六
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 六月 | ろくがつ rokugatsu | June; sixth month of the lunar calendar |
| 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 |
| 十六 | じゅうろく juuroku | sixteen; 16 |
| 六つ | むっつ muttsu | six; six years of age |
| 六日 | むいか muika | 6th day of the month; six days |
| 十六日 | じゅうろくにち juurokunichi | 16th day of the month; 16 days |
| 二十六日 | にじゅうろくにち nijuurokunichi | 26th day of the month; 26 days |
Most common first (JMdict).
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