六つ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
六
むっ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
6つ

Alternative forms

• 六(む)つ (mutsu)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むっつ [mùttsúꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟t̚t͡sɨ]

Noun

六(むっ)つ • (muttsu) 

1. six (small things)

Usage notes

六(むっ)つ (muttsu) is used when the items counted have no specific counter category. See Wikipedia's "Japanese counter word" entry for details.

Derived terms

• 明け六つ
• 暮れ六つ
• 六つ子

See also

• 五つ
• 七つ
• Category:Japanese counters

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
六
む Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
6つ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むつ [mùtsúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

六(む)つ • (mutsu) 

1. Alternative form of 六つ (muttsu)