This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

六部

Reading

Kana: りくぶ
Romaji: rikubu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

Six Ministries (Sui-dynasty to Qing-dynasty China)

Kanji

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

六部

Reading

Kana: ろくぶ
Romaji: rokubu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

six copies

2

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

Note: abbreviation
See also: 六十六部

Kanji

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