Word Meaning 六書

りきしょ rikisho

六書 is read as りきしょ (rikisho) and means Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible).

Meaning

English

  1. Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible)
  2. the six classes of (kanji) characters

Reading

Kana

りきしょ

Romaji

rikisho

Writing Variants

  • 六書 りくしょ rikusho
  • 六書 ろくしょ rokusho

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 112545 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

六法全書

ろっぽうぜんしょ

compendium of laws

ろく

six

六日

むいか

6th day of the month

六十

むそ

sixty

六つ

むつ

six

六月

ろくがつ

June

六大

ろくだい

the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)

六本

ろっぽん

six (long cylindrical things)

六十の三つ子

ろくじゅうのみつご

an old man is twice a child

六入

ろくにゅう

six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

六国

りくこく

the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao)

六つ子

むつご

sextuplets