Word Meaning 六識
六識 is read as ろくしき (rokushiki) and means six consciousnesses (i.e. functions of the six sense organs: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and reasoning).
Meaning
English
- six consciousnesses (i.e. functions of the six sense organs: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and reasoning)
Reading
Kana
ろくしき
Romaji
rokushiki
Stroke Sequence
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