Meanings
three
Radicals
Decomposition
⿱一二
Etymology
Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Used in compound words
Standalone, with つ or っ suffix
Words Using This Kanji
829 words totalthree kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones
the three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas
Sanbi (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)
isosceles right triangle
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
top three
36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)
hourglass drum used in Nara-period court music
triennial
third degree burn
1932 Theses (Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems)
Third International
triacid
third of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and east)
the Big Dipper (asterism)
wasanbon
the thirteen buddhas, bodhisattvas and wisdom kings
triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef)