六(ろく)

ろく
number
six
1. six
The number six. A straightforward number in Japanese with consistent pronunciation in most contexts.
六(ろく)時(じ)に起(お)きます。
I wake up at six o'clock.
ビールを六(ろっ)本(ぽん)ください。
Six beers, please.
Note: ろく becomes ろっ before ほん→ぽん
六(ろく)月(がつ)は梅雨(つゆ)の季節(きせつ)です。
June is the rainy season.
友達(ともだち)が六(ろく)人(にん)来(き)たので、椅子(いす)が足(た)りませんでした。
Six friends came, so we didn't have enough chairs.
六(ろく)月(がつ)は雨(あめ)が多(おお)いです。毎日(まいにち)傘(かさ)を持(も)って出(で)かけなければなりません。
There's a lot of rain in June. I have to go out with an umbrella every day.

六(ろく) is the number six. The native Japanese counting word is 六(むっ)つ (muttsu).

SOUND CHANGES:

When combined with counters starting with h-sounds, ろく often becomes ろっ:

  • 六(ろっ)本(ぽん) (roppon): six long objects
  • 六(ろっ)百(ぴゃく) (roppyaku): 600
  • 六(ろっ)匹(ぴき) (roppiki): six animals

NO CHANGE:

  • 六(ろく)時(じ) (rokuji): six o'clock
  • 六(ろく)人(にん) (rokunin): six people
  • 六(ろく)月(がつ) (rokugatsu): June

CULTURAL NOTE:
Six is generally considered a lucky number in Japan.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:57 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:27
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