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ไธ‰
JLPT N5 SL1 3 strokes Frequency: #13

Meanings

three

Radicals

ไธ€

Decomposition

โฟฑไธ€ไบŒ

Etymology

Ideographic: Three ย parallel lines; compare ไธ€ (one) andย ไบŒ (two)

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 3

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 horizontal bottom-to-top
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ใ‚ตใƒณ san

Used in compound words

ใ‚พใ‚ฆ zou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ใฟ mi

Standalone, with ใค or ใฃ suffix

ใฟใฃ mi

Words Using This Kanji

829 words total
Other (20 words)
ไธ‰ๆ‹ ใ•ใ‚“ใฑใ„

adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly

ไธ‰ๆฟ ใ‚ตใƒณใƒ‘ใƒณ

sampan (wooden boat)

ไธ‰ๅบœ ใ•ใ‚“ใท

the three urban prefectures (Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka)

ไธ‰ๅˆ† ใ•ใ‚“ใถใ‚“

trisection

ไธ‰ๆœฌ ใ•ใ‚“ใผใ‚“

three (long cylindrical things)

ไธ‰ๅน•็‰ฉ ใ•ใ‚“ใพใใ‚‚ใฎ

three-act play

ไธ‰้ข้ก ใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†

three-sided mirror

ไธ‰ๅฝน ใ•ใ‚“ใ‚„ใ

three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.)

ไธ‰่ผช่ปŠ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒ

three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.)

ไธ‰ใŒๆ—ฅ ใ•ใ‚“ใŒใซใก

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

ไธ‰่ง’้–ขไฟ‚ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใใ‹ใ‚“ใ‘ใ„

love triangle

ไธ‰่ง’ๆธฌ้‡ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใใใใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†

triangulation

ไธ‰่ง’ๆณ• ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใใปใ†

trigonometry

ไธ‰็ƒไธ‰ๆŒฏ ใ•ใ‚“ใใ‚…ใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚“

three-pitch strikeout

ไธ‰็ƒไธ‰ๆŒฏ ใ•ใ‚“ใใ‚…ใ†ใ•ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚“

three-pitch strikeout

ไธ‰่ป ใ•ใ‚“ใใ‚“

great army

ไธ‰ๆจฉๅˆ†็ซ‹ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‘ใ‚“ใถใ‚“ใ‚Šใค

separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)

ไธ‰ๆ ก็ต‚ไบ† ใ•ใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†

third and final proof

ไธ‰ๅ›ฝ ใ•ใ‚“ใ”ใ

three countries

ๅ†ไธ‰ ใ•ใ„ใ•ใ‚“

again and again