Kanji

三

三

three

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

一部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サン, ゾウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

み, みつ, みっつ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, かみ, こ, さぶ, さむ, そ, そう, ぞう, ただ, なお, み, みつ, みる

Common Readings

サン, み, みっ…つ, み…つ

Example sentences

三 さん
三 人 の 学生 が 教室 に います 。

There are three students in the classroom.

くらい くらい
三 時間 くらい かかる

It takes about three hours.

三人 さんにん
公園 で 三人 の 子供 が 遊んでいます 。

Three children are playing in the park.

育てる そだてる
彼女 は 女手 一つ で 三人 の 子供 を 育てた 。

She raised three children all by herself.

三十 さんじゅう
彼 は 三十 歳 で 自分 の 会社 を 立ち上げた 。

He started his own company at the age of thirty.

一筋 ひとすじ
彼 は 三十 年間 、 この 仕事 一筋 に 生きてきた 。

He has lived for thirty years, devoted single-mindedly to this job.

三つ みっつ
リンゴ を 三つ 持っています 。

I have three apples.

ください ください
リンゴ を 三つ ください 。

Please give me three apples.

三日 みっか
三日 三晩 、 雨 が 降り続いた 。

It rained for three days and three nights.

少なくとも すくなくとも
少なくとも 三日 は かかります 。

It will take at least three days.

Example Vocabulary

三

さん

three

三人

さんにん

three people

三十

さんじゅう

thirty

三つ

みっつ

three; three items; three years old

三日

みっか

three days; third day of the month

第三

だいさん

third; thirdly

三年

さんねん

three years

三度

さんど

three times

三回

さんかい

three times; three rounds

十三

じゅうさん

thirteen

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