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The kanji 六: meaning, readings and stroke order
六
- Meaning
- six
- On reading
- ロク roku
- Kun reading
- む mu、む（つ） mutsu、むっ（つ） muttsu、むい* mui
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 八 eight
- Level
- Level 1 · grade 1
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- số sáu (lục)
- Japanese
- かずの ろく。むっつ。
- Korean
- 여섯 (륙·육)
- Chinese
- 数字六
Readings, words and example sentences
ロク roku · on reading
六月
June
六月は よく 雨が ふります。
It often rains in June.
む（つ） mutsu · kun reading · less common
六つ子
six babies born at once
六つ子が 生まれた 話を 見ました。
I saw a story about six babies born at once.
むっ（つ） muttsu · kun reading
六つ
six (things)
たまごが 六つ あります。
There are six eggs.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 六 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 六 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 1 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.