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三 — 3 strokes / Radical「一」

道
10Elementary year 1 / 3 strokes / Radical「一」
On
サンさん · san
Kun
み・み(っつ)mi · mi(ttsu)
Meaning
three

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Three lines mean 'three.'

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onサンさんsan三角さんかく三流さんりゅう再三さいさん
Kunみmi三日月みっかつき三日(みっか)みっか(みっか)
Kunみつmitsu三つ指みっつゆび
Kunみっつmittsu三つみっつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 三つみっつ

    three

  • 三月さんがつ

    March

More words with this kanji

  • 三角さんかく
  • 三角形さんかくけい
  • 三脚さんきゃく
  • 三昧ざんまい
  • 三俣みつまた
  • 三角洲さんかくす

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

本(ほん)が 三(さん)さつ あります。

There are three books.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

三月三月moon一one七seven上up下down丁block山mounta…尽exhaus…汕nettin…刪to del…杉cedar
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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