Kanji 三: "three"

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

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

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.

• 三さんthree; 3
• 三さん人にんthree people
• 三みっつthree · three years of age
• 第だい三さんthird
• 三さん年ねんthree years · third school year (e.g. of high school)
• 三さん度どthree times; thrice · third (interval)
• 十じゅう三さんthirteen; 13 · king
• 三さん回かいthree times
• 三さん本ぼんthree (long cylindrical things) · three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
• 第だい三さん者しゃthird party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
• 三さん階がいthird floor
• 三さん番ばんthird; no. three

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