Kanji
Numbers 六–十
六
six
Readings: ロク / むっ(つ)
Parts
亠 lid / hat·八 spreading strokes
How to remember
A hat sitting on two little legs — a six-legged bug wearing a hat (count the legs you can't see).
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七
seven
Readings: シチ / なな(つ)
Parts
七 a slash cutting through a line
How to remember
A line sliced by a diagonal cut — seven is the cutting number.
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八
eight
Readings: ハチ / やっ(つ)
Parts
八 two strokes leaning apart
How to remember
Two strokes leaning away from each other, spreading out wide: eight.
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九
nine
Readings: キュウ・ク / ここの(つ)
Parts
九 a hook with a sweeping tail
How to remember
A fishing hook with a long sweeping tail — it caught nine fish at once.
Words using it
十
ten
Readings: ジュウ / とお
Parts
十 a cross
How to remember
Two lines crossing — five plus five meeting in the middle: ten.
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