ChiramiN5 kanji · 4 strokes
六 means six
六
六Real origin
Probably a drawing of a small hut at first, borrowed for six.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- six
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) む mu
む (mu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: むつ mutsu, むっつ muttsu, むい mui
From Chinese (onyomi) ロク roku
ロク (roku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: リク riku
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Common word
六つ むっつ · muttsu
six
Built from
- 亠 lid
- 八 eight, split apart
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Quick check
What does 六 mean?
Right: 六 means six.Not quite: 六 means six.In 六つ, which reading does 六 use?
Right. 六つ is read むっつ (muttsu): 六 takes むっ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.Not quite. 六つ is read むっつ (muttsu): 六 takes むっ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.