Word Meaning 六体

りくたい rikutai

六体 is read as りくたい (rikutai) and means the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive.

Meaning

English

the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

Reading

Kana

りくたい

Romaji

rikutai

Writing Variants

六体ろくたい rokutai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 75532 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

六面体

ろくめんたい

hexahedron

平行六面体

へいこうろくめんたい

parallelepiped

正六面体

せいろくめんたい

regular hexahedron

六分

ろっぷん

six minutes

六方

ろっぽう

hexagonal

六道四生

ろくどうししょう

four kinds of birth in the six destinies

六知事

ろくちじ

six administrators of a Zen temple

六道

りくどう

the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)

六朝

りくちょう

Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen)

六つ切り

むつぎり

dividing something into six pieces

六十の手習い

ろくじゅうのてならい

beginning to learn (something) when one is old

六親

ろくしん

the six blood relations