六

• Reading: ろく
• Romaji: roku
• Kanji breakdown: 六 (roku/mu) — six
• Pronunciation: /ɾo.kɯ/

Meaning

Six; 6. A number commonly encountered in everyday Japanese.

Read as ろく in the Sino-Japanese system and む or むっ in the native system. Appears in 六月 (rokugatsu, June), 六時 (rokuji, six o'clock), and 六日 (muika, the sixth day). The reading changes slightly in some combinations — for example, ろっぴゃく (600) and ろっぷん (six minutes).

Examples

1. 六時に晩ご飯を食べます。 I eat dinner at six o'clock.
2. 六月は雨が多いです。 It rains a lot in June.
3. このクラスに学生が六人います。 There are six students in this class.

Usage Guide

Context: counting, time, dates

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

The kanji 六 evolved from an ancient pictograph. In traditional numerology, six is associated with smoothness and harmony.

Cultural Context

Era: Ancient

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal