三

音読おんよみ: サン

訓読くんよみ: み・みっつ

画数かくすう: 3

部首ぶしゅ: いち（一）

Meaning

Three / Number 3

  • 三さん — three
  • 三みっつ — three (items)
  • 三人さんにん — three people
  • 三日みっか — the third day / three days
  • 三月さんがつ — March
  • 三角さんかく — triangle
  • 三回さんかい — three times

“三” is easy to recognize and write, making it one of the first kanji children learn. It appears in daily life, from dates and age to item counts and common expressions.

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