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 totalmajor third
minor third
highest ranking prostitute in Edo's Yoshiwara red-light district (from the Hōreki era onward)
outermost region of the castle
crime for which one's three types of relatives will be punished
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)
last day of March
three implements for worship (incense burner, flower vase and candle-stand)
headstall, martingale, and crupper
three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism
three main sutras (of a school of Buddhism)
Miwa Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto developed in the Muromachi Period)
trigoniid (any clam of family Trigoniidae)
traditional high-grade white sugar
traditional high-grade white sugar
dark sweet liquid produced after the third heating in a thermal sugar-refining process
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica)
thrice moving from house to house
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning