Word Meaning 六歌仙

ろっかせん rokkasen

六歌仙 is read as ろっかせん (rokkasen) and means six immortals of poetry.

Meaning

English

six immortals of poetry
six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū

Reading

Kana

ろっかせん

Romaji

rokkasen

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 69220 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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さんじゅうろっかせん

the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)

歌仙

かせん

great (waka) poet

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

六分儀座

ろくぶんぎざ

Sextans (constellation)