3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

three

Kun'yomi
  • three
  • three ②three years of age
  • three ②three years of age
On'yomi
  • three
  • ゾウ
Nanori
  • さい
  • さえ
  • ざえ
  • さぶ
  • ざぶ
  • そう
  • ただ
  • みつ
  • みん

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

サン 84.9%
6.6%
みっ 5.2%
みつ 3.0%
さぶざぶ 0.3%
ゾウ 0.0%
0.0%
そう 0.0%

Character Breakdown

three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

three ②three years of age
three times ②third (interval)
the three princesses
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 4E09
JIS X 0208 1-27-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 8
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 8
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1924
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 4
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 4
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 4
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 3
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 10
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 21
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 3
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 1.A
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 5
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 3
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a3.1
Four corner code 1010.1
De Roo Code 3072