Kanji1 / 3
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
- —三度のめしより好きvery fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day
- —三度のめしよりすきvery fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day
- —二風も三風も変ったvery eccentric; thoroughly unconventional; quite out of the ordinary
- —三人よれば文殊の知恵three heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom; if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
- —二度ある事は三度あるwhat happens twice will happen thrice
- —女三人寄ればかしましいthree women make a market; many women, many words; three women gathering creates a racket
- —女三人よればかしましいthree women make a market; many women, many words; three women gathering creates a racket
- —三十六計逃げるにしかずthe smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
- —三べん回って煙草にしょmeasure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smoke
- —三べん回ってたばこにしょmeasure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smoke
- —三尺さがって師の影を踏まずa student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
- —三歩さがって師の影を踏まずa student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
- —三次元コンピュータグラフィックス3D computer graphics; 3DCG
- —子供は三歳までに一生分の親孝行をするchildren pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)
- —子どもは三歳までに一生分の親孝行をするchildren pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)
- —こどもは三歳までに一生分の親孝行をするchildren pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)