六 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「八」
道10Elementary year 1 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「八」
- On
- ロクろく · roku
- Kun
- む・むっ(つ)mu · mu(tsu)
- Meaning
- six
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Stroke order
Origin
Originally a small hut shape, later borrowed to mean six.
Readings and examples
| Onロクろくroku | 六月ろくがつ六法ろっぽう丈六じょうろく |
|---|---|
| Kunむmu | 六月目ろくがつめ |
| Kunむつmutsu | 六つ切りむいつきり |
| Kunむっつmuttsu | 六つむいつ |
| Kunむいmui | 六日むいか |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 六つむっつ
six
- 六月ろくがつ
June
- 六畳ろくじょう
- 六連星むつらぼし
- 五臓六腑ごぞうろっぷ
- 三面六臂さんめんろっぴ
- 六甲颪ろっこうおろし
Example
たまごが 六つ あります。
There are six eggs.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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