六国

六国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 六国 – see 六國 (“the Six States east of the Hangu Pass”). (This term, 六国, is the simplified form of 六國.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
六	国
ろく > ろっ Grade: 1	こく Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
六國 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
六	国
りく Grade: 1	こく Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
六國 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
六	国
りく > りっ Grade: 1	こく Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
六國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Chinese 六國

Noun

六(りっ)国(こく) or 六(りく)国(こく) or 六(ろっ)国(こく) • (rikkoku or rikukoku or rokkoku) 

1. (collective, historical) the Six States (韓(かん) (Kan, “Han”), 魏(ぎ) (Gi, “Wei”), 趙(ちょう) (Chō, “Zhao”), 斉(せい) (Sei, “Qi”), 楚(そ) (So, “Chu”), 燕(えん) (En, “Yan”))
2. the six types of 香(こう)道(どう) (kōdō) incense (伽(きゃ)羅(ら) (kyara), 羅(ら)国(こく) (rakoku), 真(ま)那(な)伽(か) (manaka), 真(ま)南(な)蛮(ばん) (manaban), 寸(す)聞(も)多(た)羅(ら) (sumotara), 佐(さ)曾(そ)羅(ら) (sasora))

See also

• 六(りっ)国(こく)史(し) (rikkokushi)