JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 六: "six"
The kanji 六 means "six". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ロク, リク in on'yomi and む, む.つ, むっ.つ, むい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ロクリク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むむ.つむっ.つむい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | six |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 93 of 2,501 |
Common words with 六
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 六six; 6
- 十六sixteen; 16
- 六時six o'clock · six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
- 六つsix · six years of age
- 六本six (long cylindrical things)
- 四六時中around the clock; day and night
- 第六感the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
- 九六ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
- 六体the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
- 六角hexagon
- 六花snow
- 六角形hexagon
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