JLPT N5 · 3 strokes
Kanji 三: "three"
The kanji 三 means "three". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read サン, ゾウ in on'yomi and み, み.つ, みっ.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サンゾウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みみ.つみっ.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | three |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 14 of 2,501 |
Common words with 三
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 三three; 3
- 三人trois personnes
- 三つthree · three years of age
- 第三troisième
- 三年trois ans · troisième année (scolaire)
- 三度trois fois · tierce (intervalle musical)
- 十三thirteen; 13 · king
- 三回three times
- 三本three (long cylindrical things) · three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
- 第三者third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
- 三階third floor
- 三番third; no. three
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