六

六穴

the six hole of the human body, which are the mouth, eye, ear, nose, anus, and genital


六

The ablaut form of 三 (mi, “three”), which it doubles. From Old Japanese 六 (mu), from Proto-Japonic *mu.


六

From Middle Chinese 六 (MC ljuwk). Compare modern Cantonese reading luk6.


六書

The six principles for composing Chinese script.

指事: ideogram

六書 (rikusho): The six types of Han characters


六角形

六角形 (canonical)
rokkakukei (romanization)
ろっかっけい (alternative hiragana)
rokkakkei (Rōmaji)
ろっかくけい (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞k̚ka̠kɯ̟̊ke̞ː]


六分儀

六分儀 (canonical)
rokubungi (romanization)

[ɾo̞kɯ̟bɯ̟̃ŋʲɡʲi]


シックス

[ɕik̚kɯ̟̊sɨ]


五臓六腑

ja-noun

五(ご)臓(ぞう)六(ろっ)腑(ぷ) • (gozō roppu) ^(←ござうろくふ (gozau rokufu)?)

五臓六腑 (canonical)
gozō roppu (romanization)
gozau rokufu (romanization)
ござうろくふ (hiragana historical)

[ɡo̞zo̞ː ɾo̞p̚pɯ̟]

From Literary Chinese 五臟六腑 (wǔzàng liùfǔ).

Meronyms: 五臓, 六腑

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(traditional Chinese medicine) the five zang and six fu (principal internal organs)


サイス

(dated, gambling, card games) a six/sice


六国

六(りっ)国(こく) or 六(りく)国(こく) or 六(ろっ)国(こく) • (rikkoku or rikukoku or rokkoku)

六国 (canonical)
六国 (canonical)
六国 (canonical)
rikkoku (romanization)
rikukoku (romanization)
rokkoku (romanization)

(history) the Six States (韓(かん) (Kan, “Han”), 魏(ぎ) (Gi, “Wei”), 趙(ちょう) (Chō, “Zhao”), 斉(せい) (Sei, “Qi”), 楚(そ) (So, “Chu”), 燕(えん) (En, “Yan”))


六面体

六面体 (canonical)
rokumentai (romanization)

正六面体

正六面体 せいろくめんたい


六部

(history, government, of feudal China) the Six Ministries


三六

三六、十八。


六角

六(ろっ)角(かく) • (rokkaku) ^(←ろくかく (rokukaku)?)

六角 (canonical)
rokkaku (romanization)
rokukaku (romanization)
ろくかく (hiragana historical)

Clipping of 六角形 (rokkakukei, rokkakkei, “hexagon”).


六角

ja-pos

六(ろっ)角(かく) • (Rokkaku) ^(←ろくかく (Rokukaku)?)

六角 (canonical)
Rokkaku (romanization)
Rokukaku (romanization)
ろくかく (hiragana historical)

六角義賢


六国史

六国史 (canonical)
rikkokushi (romanization)

続(しょく)日(に)本(ほん)後(こう)紀(き) 続日本後紀#Japanese

日(に)本(ほん)文(もん)徳(とく)天(てん)皇(のう)実(じつ)録(ろく) 日本文徳天皇実録#Japanese

日(に)本(ほん)三(さん)代(だい)実(じつ)録(ろく) 日本三代実録#Japanese

the Six National Histories (日(に)本(ほん)書(しょ)紀(き) (Nihon Shoki), 続(しょく)日(に)本(ほん)紀(ぎ) (Shoku Nihongi), 日(に)本(ほん)後(こう)紀(き) (Nihon Kōki), 続(しょく)日(に)本(ほん)後(こう)紀(き) (Shoku Nihon Kōki), 日(に)本(ほん)文(もん)徳(とく)天(てん)皇(のう)実(じつ)録(ろく) (Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku), 日(に)本(ほん)三(さん)代(だい)実(じつ)録(ろく) (Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku))


六つの花

六つの花 (canonical)
mutsu no hana (romanization)

Noun phrase consisting of 六つ (mutsu, “six”) + の (no, genitive particle) + 花 (hana, “flower”), from the hexagonal shape of snowflakes.
First cited to a text from 1487.


六神通

ja-noun

六(ろく)神(じん)通(ずう) • (rokujinzū) ^(←ろくじんづう (rokuzinduu)?)

六神通 (canonical)
rokujinzū (romanization)
rokuzinduu (romanization)
ろくじんづう (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞kɯ̟ʑĩnd͡zɨː]

(Buddhism) the six abhijñā (“higher powers”)


六花

六(りっ)花(か) or 六(りく)花(か) • (rikka or rikuka) ^(←りくくわ (rikukwa)?)

六花 (canonical)
六花 (canonical)
rikka (romanization)
rikuka (romanization)
rikukwa (romanization)
りくくわ (hiragana historical)
六花 (canonical)
rokka (romanization)
rokukwa (romanization)
ろくくわ (hiragana historical)

[ɾʲikɯ̟̊ka̠]

六 (“six”) + 花 (“flower”), because snowflakes are hexagonal.

(literary) Synonym of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) (precipitation)


六辺香

六辺香 (canonical)
rokuhenkō (romanization)

六 (“six”) + 辺 (“side”) + 香 (“scent”), because snowflakes look like six-petaled flowers.


六出花

六(りく)出(しゅつ)花(か) • (rikushutsuka) ^(←りくしゅつくゎ (rikusyutukwa)?)

六出花 (canonical)
rikushutsuka (romanization)
rikusyutukwa (romanization)
りくしゅつくゎ (hiragana historical)

[ɾʲikɯ̟̊ɕɨ̥t͡sɨ̥ka̠]

(literary) Synonym of 六出 (rikushutsu, “snow”) (precipitation)


六牙の白象

ja-pos

^ろくげ の ^びゃくぞう

^ろくげ の ^びゃくざう

六(ろく)牙(げ)の白(びゃく)象(ぞう) • (Rokuge no Byakuzō) ^(←ろくげのびゃくざう (Rokuge no Byakuzau)?)

六牙の白象 (canonical)
Rokuge no Byakuzō (romanization)
Rokuge no Byakuzau (romanization)
ろくげのびゃくざう (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞kɯ̟ɡe̞ no̞ bʲa̠kɯ̟zo̞ː]

六 (“six”) + 牙 (“fang; tusk”) + の (attributive marker) + 白象 (“white elephant”)

af

the six-tusked white elephant that 普賢 (Fugen, “Samantabhadra”) rides


六郷

ja-pos

六(ろく)郷(ごう) • (Rokugō) ^(←ろくがう (Rokugau)?)

六郷 (canonical)
Rokugō (romanization)
Rokugau (romanization)
ろくがう (hiragana historical)

(historical) Rokugō (a town in Senboku district, Akita Prefecture)

(historical) Rokugō (a town in Nishiyatsushiro district, Yamanashi Prefecture)

(historical) Rokugō (a town in Ebara district, Tokyo prefecture)


六出

ja-noun

六(りく)出(しゅつ) or 六(ろく)出(しゅつ) • (rikushutsu or rokushutsu)

六出 (canonical)
六出 (canonical)
rikushutsu (romanization)
rokushutsu (romanization)

[ɾʲikɯ̟̊ɕɨ̥t͡sɨ]

六 (“six”) + 出 (“to come out”), as in "a flower that points outward toward six directions".


六角柱

六角柱 (canonical)
rokkakuchū (romanization)

[ɾo̞k̚ka̠kɯ̟t͡ɕɨː]


六衛府

ja-pos

六(ろく)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Rokuefu) ^(←ろくゑふ (Rokwefu)?)

六(りく)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Rikuefu) ^(←りくゑふ (Rikwefu)?)

六衛府 • ^ (canonical)
六衛府 (canonical)
Rokuefu (romanization)
Rokwefu (romanization)
Rikuefu (romanization)
Rikwefu (romanization)
ろくゑふ (hiragana historical)
りくゑふ (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞kɯ̟e̞ɸɯ̟]

[ɾʲikɯ̟e̞ɸɯ̟]

Coordinate term: 五衛府 (Goefu)

(history, government) the Six Guards since the early Heian period (左近衛府 (Sakon'efu, “Left Bodyguard”), 右近衛府 (Ukon'efu, “Right Bodyguard”), 左衛門府 (Saemonfu, “Left Gate Guard”), 右衛門府 (Uemonfu, “Right Gate Guard”), 左兵衛府 (Sahyōefu, “Left Soldier Guard”) and 右兵衛府 (Uhyōefu, “Right Soldier Guard”))


六腑

六腑 (canonical)
roppu (romanization)
rokufu (romanization)
ろくふ (hiragana historical)

Holonym: 五臓六腑

Meronyms: 胃 (i, “stomach”), 三焦 (sanshō, “triple burner”), 小腸 (shōchō, “small intestine”), 大腸 (daichō, “large intestine”), 胆 (tan, “gallbladder”), 膀胱 (bōkō, “urinary bladder”)

Coordinate term: 五臓 (gozō)

(traditional Chinese medicine) the six fu (classes of "yang", hollow organs)