Japanese symbol for “hexagonal”
六方
ろっぽう
Romaji: roppou
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down)
In Japanese, hexagonal is 六方, read ろっぽう (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
- n the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down)
- pref hexagonal
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 六つ | むっつ muttsu | six |
| 四六時中 | しろくじちゅう shirokujichuu | around the clock; day and night |
| 六道 | ろくどう rokudou | the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm) |
| 六花 | りっか rikka | snow |
| 第六感 | だいろっかん dairokkan | the sixth sense; intuition; hunch |
| 六角形 | ろっかっけい rokkakkei | hexagon |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (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.