六
Mnemonic
Look closely at this character: the top stroke can look like a lowercase i (without the dot), and the bottom two strokes spread out like the bottom half of an x. Put them together, and you get “i + x” — the last two letters in SIX.
Example Vocabulary
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六人（ろくにん） – six people
Click to recall: 人 = -
六月（ろくがつ） – June (sixth month)
Click to recall: 月 = -
六日（むいか） – the 6th day of the month
Click to recall: 日 = -
六つ子（ろっくち） – sextuplets
Click to recall: 子 =
Almost there!
By the time you reach 六, you’ve already built up a solid foundation of kanji. This chapter is nearly finished, so take a moment to notice how much easier it’s becoming to guess the meaning of new words just from the kanji. Remember: the goal isn’t perfection at first sight, but steady progress. Keep connecting the kanji back to their mnemonics, don't worry so much about readings, and trust that with each step, you’re building momentum for the chapters ahead.