Word Meaning 六義

りくぎ rikugi

六義 is read as りくぎ (rikugi) and means six classes of kanji characters.

Meaning

English

  1. six classes of kanji characters
  2. six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison)
  3. six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory)
  4. six principles of calligraphy

Reading

Kana

りくぎ

Romaji

rikugi

Writing Variants

  • 六義 ろくぎ rokugi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 28097 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

六価クロム

ろっかくろむ

hexavalent chromium

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)

六歌仙

ろっかせん

six immortals of poetry

六角穴付

ろっかくあなつき

hexagon socket head

六方晶系

ろっぽうしょうけい

hexagonal crystal system