三
three
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
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Information
Grade:1
Strokes:3
JLPT:5
Frequency:14
Vocabulary
サン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再三 | サイサン | again and again; repeatedly |
| 三角 | サンカク | triangle; triangular shape |
| 三月 | サンガツ | March; third month of the lunar calendar |
| 三権 | サンケン | the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial) |
| 三時 | サンジ | 3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
王
king, magnate, rule
Grade 1JLPT 3
士
gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33), scholar
Grade 5JLPT 1
干
dry, ebb, intercede, interfere, parch, recede
Grade 6JLPT 2
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
Grade 1JLPT 5
与
award, bestow, cause, gift, give, godsend, impart, participate in, provide
Grade 8JLPT 3
工
construction, craft, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Grade 2JLPT 4
土
Turkey, earth, ground, soil
Grade 1JLPT 5
左
left
Grade 1JLPT 5
玉
ball, jewel
Grade 1JLPT 2
圧
dominate, oppress, overwhelm, pressure, push
Grade 5JLPT 2