六 — Stroke order

JLPT N5 kanji · 4 strokes · #93 by frequency

Six

Meaning
Six
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ロクリク
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
む.つむっ.つむい
Radical

In bold: the readings to learn first.

Stroke order

4 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/4
  2. Stroke 2/4
  3. Stroke 3/4
  4. Stroke 4/4

Components

The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.

Memory hook

The lid () falls onto the box of eight () eggs, cracking two: six () remain.

Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.

Common vocabulary

WordReadingMeaning
ろくsix, 6
六日むいか6th day of the month
六合りくごうthe universe, the cosmos
六つむっつsix
十六じゅうろくsixteen, 16
六借しいむずかしいdifficult, hard, troublesome

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.