六人(ろくにん)

ろくにん
noun
six people
quantity
1. six people
A count of six people, using the Sino-Japanese number 六(ろく) with the counter 人(にん). Note that 六(ろく) keeps its full form here — there is no small-tsu change as in 六本(ろっぽん) or 六個(ろっこ).
六人(ろくにん)で泊(と)まる。
Six of us will stay the night.
この部屋(へや)には六人(ろくにん)まで入(はい)れます。
Up to six people can fit in this room.
委員会(いいんかい)は六人(ろくにん)の委員(いいん)で構成(こうせい)され、月(つき)に一度(いちど)開(ひら)かれる。
The committee is made up of six members and meets once a month.

六(ろく) plus the counter 人(にん) for people.

Which reading

ろくにん only. Many counters turn 六(ろく) into ろっ (六本(ろっぽん), 六階(ろっかい), 六匹(ろっぴき)), but 人(にん) is not one of them.

Common patterns

  • 六人(ろくにん)で: as a group of six
  • 六人(ろくにん)家族(かぞく): a family of six
  • 六人(ろくにん)掛(が)けのソファ: a six-seater sofa

Related counts

Related Words

Related: 七人(しちにん)
Related: 何人(なんにん)
Related: 五人(ごにん) (five people)
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Added 2026.8.11 12:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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