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三
Meanings
three
Radicals
一
Decomposition
⿱一二
Etymology
Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (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)
サン
san
Used in compound words
ゾウ
zou
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
み
mi
Standalone, with つ or っ suffix
みっ
mi
Words Using This Kanji
829 words total
Other
(4 words)