Word Meaning 六朝

りくちょう rikuchou

六朝 is read as りくちょう (rikuchou) and means Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen).

Meaning

English

  1. Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen)
  2. calligraphic style of the Six Dynasties period

Reading

Kana

りくちょう

Romaji

rikuchou

Writing Variants

  • 六朝 ろくちょう rokuchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 88977 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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六体

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六道四生

ろくどうししょう

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六知事

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六道

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六つ切り

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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

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the six blood relations

六味

ろくみ

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六花

りっか

snow

毎朝

まいあさ

every morning