六
six
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
4 / 4
Information
Grade:1
Strokes:4
JLPT:5
Frequency:93
Vocabulary
リク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 六合 | リクゴウ | the universe; the cosmos |
| 六書 | リクショ | the six classes of Chinese characters; the six historical styles of writing Chinese characters; Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible) |
| 六道 | リクドウ | the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm) |
| 六韜三略 | リクトウサンリャク | The Six Secret Teachings and The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong (two ancient Chinese military treatises); secrets (of the art of war, etc.); mysteries |
| 六体 | リクタイ | the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive |
ロク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十六 | ジュウロク | sixteen; 16 |
| 六月 | ロクガツ | June; sixth month of the lunar calendar |
| 六十 | ロクジュウ | sixty; 60 |
| 四六時中 | シロクジチュウ | around the clock; day and night |
| 十六日 | ジュウロクニチ | 16th day of the month; 16 days |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一六 | じゅうろく | sixteen; 16 |
| 六借しい | むずかしい | difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky |
| 六十四分音符 | ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ | 64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver |
| 六日 | むいか | 6th day of the month; six days |
| 六日 | むゆか | 6th day of the month; six days |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
文
art, decoration, figures, literary radical (no. 67), literature, plan, sentence, style
Grade 1JLPT 4
立
erect, rise, set up, stand up
Grade 1JLPT 4
央
center, middle
Grade 3JLPT 2
庁
government office
Grade 6JLPT 2
広
broad, spacious, wide
Grade 2JLPT 4
以
because, by means of, compared with, in view of
Grade 4JLPT 4
兵
army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare
Grade 4JLPT 2
対
anti-, compare, equal, even, opposite, versus, vis-a-vis
Grade 3JLPT 3
因
be associated with, be limited to, cause, depend on, factor
Grade 5JLPT 3
妄
delusion, reckless, unnecessarily, without authority
Grade 8JLPT 1