三 — three
さん
三
three
さん
U+4E09
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #14
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #3
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- three
Readings
- On'yomi
- さん san ぞう zou
- Kun'yomi
- み mi みっ mi
word
さん ・ざん san On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
み mi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
みっ mi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
さぶ sabu
みつ mitsu
しゃ sha
Words by frequency and grade
52 wordsEach dot is a word containing 三: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 33 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
三三五五
四字熟語
three three, five five
三位一体
四字熟語
three rank, one body
二束三文
四字熟語
two bundle, three sentence
二人三脚
四字熟語
two person, three legs
三日坊主
四字熟語
three day, monk owner
三寒四温
四字熟語
three cold, four warm
舌先三寸
四字熟語
tongue tip, three inches
二度あることは三度ある
諺
What happens twice will happen three times
仏の顔も三度
諺
Even the Buddha's face, (only) three times
早起きは三文の徳
諺
Early rising is worth three mon (pennies)
六十の三つ子
諺
sixty years old, a child of three