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Kanji: 三

KANJI
3 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
みっ
 ON 音 
サン
ゾウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
いち
Meaning:
Three
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 10 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(さん)
Three
N5
(みっか)
three days, third day of the month
N5
(みっ)
three
N2
(さいさん)
again and again, repeatedly
N2
(さんかく)
triangle, triangular
N2
(みかづき)
new moon, crescent moon
N1
(さみせん)
three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen
N1
()
(num) three
N1
(みかずき)
new moon, crescent moon
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