six
六 represents the number six, a basic numeral.
六 is a numeral character whose ancient form may have depicted a simple structure, but its exact pictographic origin is uncertain. It has been used as the number six since early writing.
The top lid 亠 and two short strokes below look like a simple tally: four strokes total, but the shape suggests the number six.
For ロク, imagine a rock with the number six carved on it: rock -> ロク, and the rock shows six.
six; 6
six
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
snow
around the clock; day and night
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
hexagon
six
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track)
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure)
the five viscera and the six internal organs
sextant
compendium of laws; statute books; complete book of the Six Codes
inari and maki sushi served together
(rolling) a 1 and a 6 (with two dice)
gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with dice
Edo period to early Meiji non-working day falling on all days of the month with a 1 or a 6 in it (when written in kanji numerals, i.e. the 1st, 11th, 16th, 21st and 26th days of the month)
pawnshop
die; dice