mu
JLPT N54 strokesKanjiLevel 5 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

六 is the kanji for "6 / Six". A common reading is む (mu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

6 / Six

Also : 6 · Six

Readings

kun/ mukunむ.つ/ mutsukunむっ.つ/ mutsukunむい/ muionろく/ rokuonりく/ riku

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

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.

Reading ·

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.

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