六 — JLPT N5 Kanji

六 (roku/mut-tsu): six. JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
4 N5 eight/divide

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) ロク roku Chinese-origin (音読み)
Kun (訓) むっ-つ mut-tsu six (native count)

Meanings

  1. six

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
六人 ろくにん rokunin six people N5
六月 ろくがつ rokugatsu June N5
六日 むいか muika sixth (of month) N5
六時 ろくじ rokuji 6 o'clock N5
六十 ろくじゅう rokujuu sixty N5

Stroke Order

  1. Top dot. 2. Horizontal stroke. 3. Left diagonal down. 4. Right diagonal down.

Mnemonic

A hat on top of two legs — like the number six standing up.

Common Mistakes

Confusion with 穴 (hole) is possible; 六 has a dot and simpler structure.