一六

いちろく

Meanings

1. Noun (rolling) a 1 and a 6 (with two dice)
2. dice gambling See also: 一六勝負 (いちろくしょうぶ).
3. (armed) robbery; mugging
4. 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) See also: １６日 (じゅうろくにち).

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 六 six. Read as ロク.

Words containing 一六

• 一六銀行 (いちろくぎんこう) pawnshop
• 一六勝負 (いちろくしょうぶ) gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"
• 四・一六事件 (よんいちろくじけん) April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929)

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