mi
JLPT N53 strokesKanjiLevel 2 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

三 is the kanji for "3 / Three". A common reading is み (mi). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

3 / Three

Also : 3 · Three

Readings

kun/ mikunみ.つ/ mitsukunみっ.つ/ mitsuonさん/ sanonぞう/ zou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

Three horizontal lines stacked — literally drawing three by counting the strokes. Simple, visual, undeniable counting.

Reading ·

さん (san) sounds like "sun" — three suns rising one above the other.

Example Sentences

三時間待ちました。

さんじかんまちました。

I waited for three hours.

三人の友達がいます。

さんにんのともだちがいます。

I have three friends.

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