six

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 六 represents the number six; its representative reading is ろく.
• Basic usage: Six items are counted with 六つ(むっつ), whose reading includes the small っ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reading and scope of 六日
  • 六日 is read むいか. 来月の六日 refers to the sixth of next month, while 六日かかった means that something took six days.