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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
- —一読三歎a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
- —一倡三歎one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
- —三社祭りSanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)
- —三度がさtype of traditional Japanese conical hat
- —三摩耶形object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
- —三摩耶戒precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
- —三段オチthree-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)
- —第三脳室third ventricle
- —三枚卸しfilleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
- —三方良しeverybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well
- —御三どんkitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
- —二十三時11 PM
- —アキ三角empty triangle; "L"-shaped formation of three stones (considered bad shape)
- —三間飛びthree-space jump; three-point jump
- —三号園児full-day child (aged 0-2; at a certified center for early childhood education and care)
- —三羽ガラスtrio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
- —三羽がらすtrio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
- —三色すみれpansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy; wild pansy (Viola tricolor); heartsease
- —三目ならべtic-tac-toe; noughts and crosses
- —三題ばなしperforming a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects