What is the Kanji for "Six"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Six", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Six" is "六".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Mu".

Its onyomi reading is "Roku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亠" means "Lid" . And The kanji "八" means "Eight" and can be read as "Yo", "Ya", and "Hachi".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "六" mean in japanese?

"六" means "Six".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

六: "Six". The Japanese noun '六 (ろく)' means 'six'. It is a cardinal number used to represent the quantity of six. This word can be used in a variety of contexts, such as counting objects, indicating an amount, or referring to a group of six things. For example: I have six apples - (りんごが六つあります). He is the sixth person in line - (彼は行列の六番目の人です).

六日: "Six days". The Japanese noun '六日 (むいか)' means 'six days'. This word is used to refer to a period of six days. It can be used in various contexts, such as describing a duration of time, a specific date, or the number of days in a week. For example: I will be away for six days - (六日間外出します). Today is the sixth day of the month - (今日は六日です).

六つ: "Six". The Japanese noun '六つ (むっつ)' means 'six'. This word is used to indicate the number six. It can be used to count objects, people, or any other countable nouns. For example: There are six apples - (りんごが六つある). I have six children - (私には六つの子供がいる).

六十: "Sixty". The Japanese noun '六十 (ろくじゅう)' means 'sixty'. This word is used to express the numerical quantity of sixty. It can be used to refer to the age of a person, the number of items, or any other quantity consisting of sixty units. For example: She is sixty years old - (彼女は六十歳です). There are sixty pages in the book - (その本は六十ページあります).

六百: "Six hundred". The Japanese word '六百 (ろっぴゃく)' means 'six hundred'. It is a numerical expression used to indicate the quantity of 600. This word can be used in various contexts, such as when talking about the number of items, people, or years. For example: There are six hundred people in the auditorium - (六百人が講堂にいる). I have saved six hundred yen - (六百円を貯金している).

六千: "Six thousand". The Japanese noun '六千 (ろくせん)' means 'six thousand'. This noun is used to express a quantity of six thousand. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: There were six thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには六千人いた). I have six thousand yen in my wallet - (財布に六千円入っている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "む" is read as "mu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.