How to say 'Sixty' in Japanese | 六十

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The Japanese word for Sixty is 'Rokujuu', written as 六十 in Japanese.'Sixty' in hiragana is ろくじゅう.

word

六十

Meaning

Sixty

Reading

ろくじゅう

rokujuu

Kanji

六Six 十Ten

Explanation

The Japanese noun '六十 (ろくじゅう)' means 'sixty'. It is a number used to represent the quantity or age of sixty. This word is commonly used in contexts involving counting, age, or numerical references. For example: He is sixty years old「彼は六十歳です」(かれはろくじゅうさいです). The price is sixty yen「値段は六十円です」(ねだんはろくじゅうえんです). Note that '六十' is often combined with counters or other words to specify context, such as '六十歳 (ろくじゅうさい)' for 'sixty years old'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

195

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 六十

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

六

Meaning

Six

kanji

十

Meaning

Ten

Words Related to 六十 Through the Kanji 六

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 六 as well.

word

六

Meaning

Six

word

六日

Meaning

Six days, Sixth

word

六つ

Meaning

Six

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六百

Meaning

Six hundred

word

六千

Meaning

Six thousand

Words Related to 六十 Through the Kanji 十

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 十 as well.

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十

Meaning

Ten

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十日

Meaning

Ten days, Tenth

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二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

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二十

Meaning

Twenty

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三十

Meaning

Thirty

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五十

Meaning

Fifty

word

四十

Meaning

Forty

word

九十

Meaning

Ninety

word

八十

Meaning

Eighty

word

七十

Meaning

Seventy

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十分

Meaning

Enough

word

二十歳

Meaning

Twenty years old

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十字路

Meaning

Crossroads

word

五十音

Meaning

Alphabet

word

数十

Meaning

Dozens

word

十字

Meaning

Cross

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不十分

Meaning

Insufficient

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何十

Meaning

Dozens

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'Rokujuu' means 'Sixty' .

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