六十六部

Reading

Kana: ろくじゅうろくぶ
Romaji: rokujūrokubu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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

Kanji

Readings: ロク、 リク、 む、 む.つ、 むっ.つ、 むい
Meaning: six
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine