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三

three
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingサン、ゾウ
Kun readingみ、み.つ、みっ.つ
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

三日三つ再三三角

Radicals and components

Radical一one

Compound words

三つみっつ
three; three years of age
再三さいさん
again and again; repeatedly
三角さんかく
triangle; triangular shape
三回さんかい
three times
三権さんけん
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
三時さんじ
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
三女さんじょ
third daughter
三省さんせい
frequent reflection; frequent meditation
三振さんしん
strikeout
三人さんにん
three people
三選さんせん
third-term election
三男さんなん
three sons; third son
三本さんぼん
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
三枚さんまい
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
三役さんやく
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
三流さんりゅう
third-rate; third-class
三輪さんりん
three wheels
三塁さんるい
third base
十三じゅうさん
thirteen; 13; king
三方さんぼう
three sides; small offering stand
三次さんじ
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
三者さんしゃ
three persons; three parties
三種さんしゅ
three kinds; three varieties
三代さんだい
three generations; three periods; third generation

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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