六義

りくぎ / ろくぎ

• Noun

  common 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.

     See also 六書 .