六 Kanji: Meaning, Readings and Stroke Order

六: six; sixth. JLPT N5; 4 strokes.

Readings

On readings

ロク

Kun readings

む-、む.つ、むっ.つ、むい

Romaji

roku, mu, mui

Study notes

六 is the number six; it also indicates 'sixth'.

On reading: ロク in 六月 (ろくがつ, June), 六時 (ろくじ, six o'clock), 六十 (ろくじゅう, sixty). Before some sounds it becomes ろっ: 六百 (ろっぴゃく, six hundred), 六本 (ろっぽん).

Kun readings: む in 六つ (むっつ, six objects) and むい in 六日 (むいか, the 6th of the month; six days).

Remember: in numbers, times and prices ロク is used; むっつ belongs to the traditional counting of objects (ひとつ, ふたつ, みっつ…).

Example words

• 六時 (ろくじ) — six o'clock
• 六月 (ろくがつ) — June
• 六つ (むっつ) — six things
• 六日 (むいか) — six days; the sixth day of the month

Example sentences

六時に起きます。

rokuji ni okimasu.

I get up at six.

Stroke order

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