4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

six

Kun'yomi
  • six
  • six ②six years of age ③six o'clock (old time system)
  • six ②six years of age ③six o'clock (old time system)
  • むい
On'yomi
  • six
  • リク
Nanori
  • むつ
  • ろっ
  • ろつ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ロク 85.1%
ろっ 13.7%
むっ 0.8%
リク 0.3%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

six
ロク ろっ むっ.つ (1st, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
six o'clock ②six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
the six senses
crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)
endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
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References

Unicode hex code 516D
JIS X 0208 1-47-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 283
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 371
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1965
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2461
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1244
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1710
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 61
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1453
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 76
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 8
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 8
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 6
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 19
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 6
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 24
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 124
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 6
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 1.A
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 153
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 6
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j2.2
Four corner code 0080.0
De Roo Code 461