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三 kanji
three
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
サンゾウ
Kun readings
みみつみっつ
Variant forms
弎Words with 三
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —高三third year of high school; third-year high-school student
- —三密three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact); three mysteries (Buddha's body, speech and mind)
- —三蜜three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact); three mysteries (Buddha's body, speech and mind)
- —中三highest ranking prostitute in Edo's Yoshiwara red-light district (from the Hōreki era onward)
- —三掛headstall, martingale, and crupper
- —三Ｋdifficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen
- —御三kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
- —三高being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to Japan's "bubble era")
- —罰三being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
- —小三third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
- —中三third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
- —三遍three times
- —三劫triple ko
- —三進sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
- —三箭sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
- —三才three-year-old; three year old
- —御三時afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea
- —三箇日first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
- —三賀日first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
- —三差路three-way junction; three-way intersection