Meaning of 六部(ろくぶ) in Japanese

六部
Kana Reading
ろくぶ
Romaji
rokubu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    six copies
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

Related Kanji

六 JLPT 5

4 strokes

six

On'Yomi: ロク, リク

Kun'Yomi: む, む.つ, むっ.つ, むい

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部 JLPT 3

11 strokes

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

On'Yomi: ブ

Kun'Yomi: -べ

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