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).

Counting patterns

With counters starting with h- or p-sounds, ろく often becomes ろっ:

六本(ろっぽん): six long objects
六百(ろっぴゃく): 600
六匹(ろっぴき): six animals

No change before most other counters: 六時(ろくじ) (six o'clock), 六人(ろくにん) (six people), 六月(ろくがつ) (June).
The native forms are 六(むっ)つ (six things) and 六日(むいか) (the 6th of the month, six days).

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Added 2026.1.7 21:57 · Revised 2026.10.3 22:18

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