六

the six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love and hatred)

ban-sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon

Noun or verb acting prenominally

sexennial; recurring every six years

the six classes of Chinese characters

the six historical styles of writing Chinese characters

ろくしょ only

Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible)

Buddhism

the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm

yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light

cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire

six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)

instrumental sextet

traditional Japanese G-string for men

the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms)

vocal sextet

Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is

Hanafuda

roppyakken (type of game)

hexagram

Abbreviation; Abbr. of 単六型乾電池

AAAA battery; AAAA cell

Buddhism

six supernormal powers

the six blood relations

A6 paper size (105mm x 148mm)

Music

six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian)

Buddhism

six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

Buddhism

six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia

six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)

hexagon

blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work