りく
六
ぎ
義

noun

  1. six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison).
  2. six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory).
  3. six principles of calligraphy.
  4. six classes of kanji characters.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りく
六
ぎ
義
 六義 りくぎ
ろく
六
ぎ
義
 六義 ろくぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

six
ロク　ろっ　むっ.つ (1st, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ　よし　ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが-　われ　わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)