一いち六ろく

noun

rolling a 1 and a 6 (with two dice)

Used in dice games to refer to the specific outcome of one die showing 1 and the other showing 6.

• サイコロを振ふって一いち六ろくが出でた。

  I rolled the dice and got a 1 and a 6.

noun

dice gambling

Abbreviation of 一六勝負, a type of gambling using dice. Historical and not commonly used in modern contexts.

See also: 一六勝負

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには一いち六ろくと呼よばれる賭と博ばくが流りゅう行こうした。

  In the Edo period, a form of gambling called 一六 was popular.

noun

armed robbery; mugging

Slang term, possibly derived from the dice sense implying a risky or chance-based criminal act. Not standard Japanese.

• 裏うら通どおりで一いち六ろくに遭あった。

  I was mugged in a back alley.

noun

historical non-working day on dates with 1 or 6

Historical term from the Edo to early Meiji period. Refers to days of the month containing the kanji numerals 一 or 六 (1st, 11th, 16th, 21st, 26th) when businesses were closed.

See also: 一六日

• 一いち六ろくの日ひには商しょう家かが休やすみを取とった。

  On 一六 days, merchants took a day off.