六花
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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六 | 花 |
ろく > ろっ Grade: 1 | か Grade: 1 |
goon | kan’on |
Kanji in this term | |
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六 | 花 |
りく Grade: 1 | か Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Kanji in this term | |
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六 | 花 |
りく > りっ Grade: 1 | か Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Etymology
六 (“six”) + 花 (“flower”), because snowflakes are hexagonal.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) りっか [ríꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ɾʲik̚ka̠]
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) りくか [ríꜜk
ùkà] (Atamadaka – [1]) - IPA(key): [ɾʲikɯ̟̊ᵝka̠]
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ろっか [róꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ɾo̞k̚ka̠]
Noun
六花 or 六花 • (rikka or rikuka) ←りくくわ (rikukwa)?
六花 • (rokka) ←ろくくわ (rokukwa)?
- (literary) Synonym of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) (precipitation)
- Synonyms: 六つの花 (mutsu no hana), 六出 (rikushutsu), 六辺香 (rokuhenkō)