六

Numeric; 陸 is used in legal documents

six; 6

Numeric; ロー in mahjong

six

six o'clock

六時 only; Buddhism

six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

Numeric

six

Common noun

six years of age

Common noun

six o'clock (old time system)

six (long cylindrical things)

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

hexagon

Formal or literary term

snow

Geometry

hexagon

六尺 only

six feet

六尺 only; Abbreviation

traditional Japanese G-string for men

Esp. 陸尺

palanquin bearer

Buddhism

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

hexagram

Buddhism

the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)

six copies

Abbreviation

Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

compendium of laws; statute books; complete book of the Six Codes

the universe; the cosmos

6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.)

carrying pole; shoulder pole

Historical term

the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao)

the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies

six kinds

the six senses

hexagonal prism

six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure)

Abbreviation

Compendium of Laws

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

six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū