漢字城 Kanji Fortress

三 three

On'yomi
サン
Kun'yomi
み、み-つ、みっ-つ
Strokes
3
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): み-つ.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
三 is written in 3 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Three ones stacked up like three pancakes on a plate — three.

A common word

  • 三月 さんがつ March

Example sentences

  • みかんをみっつたべました。

    I ate three mandarin oranges.

  • さんじにえきであいましょう。

    Let's meet at the station at three o'clock.

Kanji that share a part

一 is its radical. 50 kanji share it in all.