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 totaltrimer
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga)
Mikawa manzai
soup made with salted or rice-bran-pickled fish, vegetables, and sometimes sake lees (Hokkaido local specialty dish)
three strikes law (US)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
three-tiered court system
limitless time and space
joint venture of government and business
furthest pine tree from a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
three-leaf clover
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.)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica)
third person singular present
mother bear with two cubs
two thirds