What does the kanji 三 mean?

The kanji 三 (mitsu) means "three, 3". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "mitsu"?

"mitsu" is written with the kanji 三, meaning "three, 3". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) さん (san), kunyomi (native Japanese) みつ (mitsu). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 三?

Write 三 ("three") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 三?

三 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) さん (san), kunyomi (native Japanese) みつ (mitsu).

三“three” Kanjimitsu / san

JLPT N5

How to write 三

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

three, 3

Onyomi (音読み)

さん san

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

み（つ） mi(tsu)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 三

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

三さん年ねん前まえこの国くにへ来きました。
I came to this country three years ago.
三 (さん)
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これを三みっつください。
I'd like three of these.
三つ (みっつ)
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三時さんじでどうでしょうか。
Would three o'clock be all right?
三時 (さんじ)
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