三 — three

さん三 three

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes number

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.

Meanings

three

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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).

三(さん) san three 三(さん) 人(にん) sannin three people 三(さん) 月(がつ) sangatsu March 三(さん) 角(かく) sankaku triangle 三(さん) 角(かく) 形(けい) sankakukei triangle 第(だい) 三(さん) 者(しゃ) daisansha third party 三(さん) 者(しゃ) sansha three parties 三(さん) 位(み) 一(いっ) 体(たい) sanmiittai Trinity

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).

三(み) 木(き) miki Miki (surname/place name) 三(み) 田(た) mita Mita (place name) 三(み) 重(え) mie Mie 三(み) 島(しま) mishima Mishima 三(み) 宅(やけ) miyake Miyake 三(み) 浦(うら) miura Miura (surname/place)

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).

三(みっ) つ mittsu three (things)

さぶ sabu 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).

三(さぶ) 郎(ろう) saburou Saburou (given name)

みつ mitsu 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).

三(みつ) 井(い) mitsui Mitsui (surname/company)

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.

三日(みっか) mikka third day of the month

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いち一 one #1

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さむ寒 cold うけたまわる承 acquiesce ことぶき寿 longevity そく塞 close わずか僅 a wee bit

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三 — three

Meanings

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).

さぶ sabu 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).

みつ mitsu 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.

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三 — three

Meanings

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).

さぶ sabu 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).

みつ mitsu 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.

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (5)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

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).