Word Meaning 六道銭

ろくどうせん rokudousen

六道銭 is read as ろくどうせん (rokudousen) and means six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu).

Meaning

English

  1. six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu)

Reading

Kana

ろくどうせん

Romaji

rokudousen

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 40885 Priority G

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