六 (むずかしい · ろくがつ · ろく)

Etymology

Origin unclear. Various explainations include (1) possibly derives from 入 (enter), with two strokes on the bottom to distinguish it from 入 (enter) or (2) a pictograph of a hut, which is thought to be the original form of 廬. Either way, the current meaning is a phoentic loan.

Example sentences

1. 六時半からです。 — It starts at 6.30.
2. もうすぐ六時です。 — It's nearly six o'clock.
3. 六時はどうですか。 — How about six o'clock?
4. もうすぐ六時になります。 — It's almost six o'clock.
5. 六時きっかりにここへ来なさい。 — Come here at six, not before.

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