六三三四制

ろくさんさんよんせい

six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)

三十六計

さんじゅうろっけい

the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)

三面六臂

さんめんろっぴ

rush of business, versatility, man who can do the work of many

六韜三略

りくとうさんりゃく

two books on the art of war in ancient China, the secrets (essence) of the art of war, secrets of successful life, precepts for living

三十六歌仙

the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)

三十六字母

さんじゅうろくじぼ

36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)

三審制度

さんしんせいど

three-tiered court system, principle of a three-instance trial process

富嶽三十六景

ふがくさんじゅうろっけい

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)

六十の三つ子

ろくじゅうのみつご

an old man is twice a child

六

リュー ろく む むう むっつ

six

六百六号

ろっぴゃくろくごう ろくひゃくろくごう

# 606, salvarsan

六十六部

ろくじゅうろくぶ

Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

六百

ろっぴゃく

six hundred

六合

りくごう ろくごう

the universe, the cosmos

六書

りくしょ りきしょ ろくしょ

the six classes of (kanji) characters

六腑

ろっぷ

the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)

双六

すごろく すぐろく

sugoroku, traditional Japanese board game played with dice

六朝

りくちょう ろくちょう

Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen)

六味

ろくみ

six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes