Word Meaning 六味

ろくみ rokumi

六味 is read as ろくみ (rokumi) and means rokumi-gan (patent medicine).

Meaning

English

rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light)
six palates
six tastes

Reading

Kana

ろくみ

Romaji

rokumi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 104191 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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六味丸

ろくみがん

rokumi-gan (patent medicine)

六分

ろっぷん

six minutes

六方

ろっぽう

hexagonal

六体

りくたい

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

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

六花

りっか

snow