JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
三 means three. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes, read さん or み. It contains 一 (one, one radical (no.1)), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 三日 (three days / third day of the month) and 三つ (three things).
三 is written in 3 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
三 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | さん | three |
| 三日 | みっか | three days / third day of the month |
| 三つ | みっつ | three things |
These use 一 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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