Meanings
Readings
Common Words
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
Euphemistic; Softer than 無理
impossible; unfeasible
fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
Archaic
dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
Archaic
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
Numeric; 陸 is used in legal documents
six; 6
six o'clock
六時 only; Buddhism
six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
June
sixth month of the lunar calendar
Numeric
six
Common noun
six years of age
Common noun
six o'clock (old time system)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
6th day of the month
six days
Memory Mnemonics
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
A top hat with legs - like a fancy magician’s hat that came to life and started walking around on its own! Only the devil (666) could’ve summoned this to life.
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