六花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
六	花
ろく > ろっ Grade: 1	か Grade: 1
goon	kan’on

Kanji in this term
六	花
りく Grade: 1	か Grade: 1
kan’on

Kanji in this term
六	花
りく > りっ Grade: 1	か Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology

六 (“six”) +‎ 花 (“flower”), because snowflakes are hexagonal.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) り​っか [ríꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲik̚ka̠]

• (Tokyo) り​くか [ríꜜkùkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲikɯ̟̊ᵝka̠]

• (Tokyo) ろ​っか [róꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞k̚ka̠]

Noun

六(りっ)花(か) or 六(りく)花(か) • (rikka or rikuka) ^{←りくくわ (rikukwa)?}
六(ろっ)花(か) • (rokka) ^{←ろくくわ (rokukwa)?}

1. (literary) Synonym of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) (precipitation)

   Synonyms: 六つの花 (mutsu no hana), 六出 (rikushutsu), 六辺香 (rokuhenkō)