ろく

Six

N5noun·roku

How to remember it

六 looks like a little person with arms spread — count six fingers around them.

Example sentences

  • 私は六時に起きます。

    わたしはろくじにおきます。

    I wake up at six o'clock.

  • この犬は六歳です。

    このいぬはろくさいです。

    This dog is six years old.

Usage

Used in compound numbers; for counting items use 六つ (muttsu).

Related words

六つ六時

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