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Japanese symbol for “hexagonal”

Romaji: roppou
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down)

In Japanese, hexagonal is , read (roppou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down)
  2. pref hexagonal

Kanji and stroke order

six
on: ロク、リク
kun: む、む.つ、むっ.つ、むい
4 strokes · JLPT 4
direction, person, alternative
on: ホウ
kun: かた、-かた、-がた
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
むっつ muttsusix
しろくじちゅう shirokujichuuaround the clock; day and night
ろくどう rokudouthe six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
りっか rikkasnow
だいろっかん dairokkanthe sixth sense; intuition; hunch
ろっかっけい rokkakkeihexagon
ほうほう houhoumethod; way; manner
いっぽう ippouone (esp. of two); the other; one way

See also: Chinese symbol for “hexagonal”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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