六つ・６つ|むっつmuttsu[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. numeralsix
   ６つの先端技術せんたんぎじゅつの会社かいしゃがその県けんに支社ししゃを設立せつりつした。↗

   Six high-tech companies set up branch offices in that prefecture.
2. nounsix years of age
3. nounsix o'clock (old time system)

• Synonym六ろくNeutralThe bare numeral six, read 「ろく」; used for counting and numbering. 「六つ」 is what you use to count objects, so it is the choice when saying how many things there are.
• Related半ダースはんダースNeutralHalf of twelve; used mainly for goods counted in sets, such as eggs or beer. It is not a general way to say that there are six of something.

Use 「六つ」 to count six things. Use 「六」 for the number six itself, as in counting or numbering. For items sold in sets, like eggs or beer, say 「半ダース」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 個数こすうが6個こ又または順番じゅんばんが6番目ばんめであること。むつ。
2. 6歳さい。