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ろく六 six

U+516D Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes Freq #93 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #6 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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ろく roku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

六(ろく) roku six 六(ろく) 月(がつ) rokugatsu June 六(ろっ) 本(ぽん) 木(ぎ) roppongi Roppongi (district in Tokyo) 六(ろく) 百(ぴゃく) roppyaku six hundred 六(ろく) 十(じゅう) rokujuu sixty

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

六日(むいか) muika sixth day of the month

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

六日(むいか) muika sixth day of the month

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Meanings

word

ろく roku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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