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 totalkitchen maid
three shop system
strikeout
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
trisaccharides
triclinic crystal system
trisaccharide
sweet bread with three different fillings
triangular tin
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner)
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
January
turning thirty and therefore becoming independent
the three princesses
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
second anniversary of a death
The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)
(the three) Baltic states
Third Way (in politics)