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六日 (muika) Japanese meaning: 6th day of the month | Kotomora

六むい日か

む

い

か

Common word›JLPTN5›

Meanings

1

6th day of the month

Refers to the sixth day of any month.

会かい議ぎは来らい月げつの六むい日かです。
The meeting is on the 6th of next month.

2

six days

Indicates a duration of six days.

この仕し事ごとは六むい日かかかります。
This work will take six days.

Usage patterns

〈月つき〉の六むい日かに〈事こと〉があるto have something scheduled on the 6th of a month
来らい月げつの六むい日かに会かい議ぎがある。
There's a meeting on the 6th of next month.
〈事こと〉に六むい日かかかるto take six days to do something
この作さ業ぎょうには六むい日かかかる予よ定ていだ。
This task is expected to take six days.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
六six

Don't confuse with

二日ふつかN5
六日 (むいか) and 二日 (ふつか) are both irregular kun readings for calendar dates/day-counts that beginners often mix up or misread.
八よう日かN5
六日 (むいか) and 八日 (ようか) look similar in structure (kanji + 日) but have unrelated irregular readings that learners often confuse.
五いつ日かN5
五日 (いつか) is the 5th day/five days, whereas 六日 (むいか) is the 6th day/six days—learners often confuse the irregular readings of these consecutive day names.

Written forms

六日
- むいか
  Standard kanji spelling; preferred in formal writing.
- むゆか
  out-dated reading
- むよか
  out-dated reading
６日
- むいか
  Common numeric spelling, especially in schedules and dates.
- むゆか
  out-dated reading

Etymology

From Old Japanese. The reading むいか is a contraction of む (six) and か (day counter).

むよか

out-dated reading

むゆか

out-dated reading

むよか

out-dated reading