六つ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
六
むっ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
6つ

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むっつ​ [mùttsúꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝt̚t͡sɨᵝ]

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

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
六
む
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
6つ

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むつ​ [mùtsúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

六(む)つ • (mutsu) 

  1. Alternative form of 六つ (muttsu)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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