Word Meaning 六信

Listen to 六信五行

六信五行

ろくしんごぎょう

the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam

Listen to 五行六信

五行六信

ごぎょうろくしん

the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith

Listen to 六合

六合

りくごう

the universe

Listen to 六十六部

六十六部

ろくじゅうろくぶ

Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

Listen to 六部

六部

りくぶ

Six Ministries (in Sui dynasty to Qing dynasty China)

Listen to 六部

六部

ろくぶ

Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

Listen to 六連発

六連発

ろくれんぱつ

six-chambered (revolver)

Listen to 六調子

六調子

ろくちょうし

six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian)

Listen to 六公四民

六公四民

ろくこうよんみん

land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)

Listen to 六三制

六三制

ろくさんせい

six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)

Listen to 六十進法

六十進法

ろくじっしんほう

sexagesimal

Listen to 六三三四制

六三三四制

ろくさんさんよんせい

six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)