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六

ろく

six

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Examples

  1. 毎朝、六時に起きます。

    まいあさ、ろくじにおきます。

    I get up at six every morning.

  2. 六月は雨が多いです。

    ろくがつはあめがおおいです。

    There is a lot of rain in June.

  3. 部屋に六人います。

    へやにろくにんいます。

    There are six people in the room.

Common patterns

六時
six o'clock
六月
June
六人
six people

Memory tip

ろく becomes ろっ before some counters, as in 六本 (ろっぽん) and 六個 (ろっこ).

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