also: ろっか
A formal or literary term for snow, derived from the hexagonal shape of snow crystals. Not used in everyday conversation; mainly found in poetry, classical literature, or artistic contexts.
Snowflakes drift quietly down from the winter night sky.
Literary kanji compound meaning 'six flowers', a poetic name for snow. The reading りっか is more common than ろっか.
Alternate reading of the same literary kanji compound; less common than りっか.
From the kanji 六 (six) and 花 (flower), referring to the six-pointed shape of snow crystals. The exact historical origin of the compound is uncertain, but it is a classical Chinese-derived term used poetically in Japanese.