六 = 亠 + 八

六 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “six”. It is built from 亠 (lid) and 八 (eight). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 6. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: six
RTK frame: 6
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ロク, リク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): む, む.つ, むっ.つ, むい
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: шесть
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 六 number six

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 六

How to find 六 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lid” + “eight”. 六 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 六 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.