三
- How to read in Japanese
- サン - sann
- み - mi
- みつ - mitsu
- みっつ - mittsu
Lecture Video
“ three (三), three days (三日), crescent moon (三日月), three (三つ) ”
“ three (三), three days (三日), crescent moon (三日月), three (三つ) ”
Examples
三
sann
three
三日
mikka
three days
三日月
mikaduki
crescent moon
三つ
mittsu
three
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| サン | sann | |
| 三角 | sankaku | triangle |
| 三寒四温 | sankanshionn | (four-character idiom) the climate of Winter to early Spring; repeating periods of 3 cold days and 4 warm days |
| 三原色 | sangenshoku | three primary colors |
| 三時 | sanji | three o'clock |
| 三分 | sanpunn | three minutes |
| み | mi | |
| 三毛猫 | mikeneko | calico cat; cat with three colors of fur |
| みつ | mitsu | |
| 三つ子 | mitsugo | triplets; triplet |
| 三日坊主 | mikkabouzu | (four-character idiom) get bored quickly and not last long |
| Special | Reading | |
| 三味線 | shamisenn | Shamisen; Japanese guitar; Japanese traditional instrumental |
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