Word Meaning 六道

ろくどう rokudou

六道 is read as ろくどう (rokudou) and means the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm).

Meaning

English

the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)

Reading

Kana

ろくどう

Romaji

rokudou

Writing Variants

六道りくどう rikudou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 86992 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

六道四生

ろくどうししょう

four kinds of birth in the six destinies

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)

六道輪廻

ろくどうりんね

endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds

六分

ろっぷん

six minutes

六方

ろっぽう

hexagonal

六体

りくたい

the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

六知事

ろくちじ

six administrators of a Zen temple

六朝

りくちょう

Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen)

六つ切り

むつぎり

dividing something into six pieces

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

ろくしん

the six blood relations

六味

ろくみ

rokumi-gan (patent medicine)