Quick answer
六 is the kanji for "Six". It is a JLPT N5 kanji. The main reading is む (mu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Six
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
4 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
A roof (the top horizontal stroke) sheltering a space below with six divisions — six rooms or compartments under one roof, the home of the number six.
ろく (roku) sounds like "rock" — six rocks sitting in a perfect row.
Example Sentences
六人でパーティーをします。
ろくにんでぱーてぃーをします。
We're having a party with six people.
六時に起きます。
ろくじにおきます。
I wake up at 6 o'clock.
Vocabulary using 六
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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