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    3. 六義

    六義

    六りく義ぎ

    six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison)

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    りくぎろくぎ

    Noun

    1.
    six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison)
    2.
    six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory)
    3.
    six principles of calligraphy
    4.
    six classes of kanji characters

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    Kanji that make up this word

    六
    む・む.つ・むっ.つ・むい…(6)
    six
    義
    righteousness・justice・morality・honor・loyalty…(1)
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