Word Meaning 六尺

ろくしゃく rokushaku

六尺 is read as ろくしゃく (rokushaku) and means palanquin bearer.

Meaning

English

palanquin bearer
six feet
traditional Japanese G-string for men

Reading

Kana

ろくしゃく

Romaji

rokushaku

Writing Variants

陸尺ろくしゃく rokushaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 118591 Priority S

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六尺棒

ろくしゃくぼう

6 shaku long wooden pole (often oak)

六尺褌

ろくしゃくふんどし

traditional Japanese G-string for men

六箇年

ろっかねん

sexennial

六価クロム

ろっかくろむ

hexavalent chromium

六義

りくぎ

six classes of kanji characters

六分儀

ろくぶんぎ

sextant

六派哲学

ろっぱてつがく

six schools of classical Indian philosophy

六文銭

ろくもんせん

crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)

六重唱

ろくじゅうしょう

vocal sextet

六方最密充填

ろっぽうさいみつじゅうてん

hexagonal close packing

六道銭

ろくどうせん

six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu)

六重奏

ろくじゅうそう

instrumental sextet

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六尺玉燃次 Nenji Rokushakudama