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Picture story for the kanji 三, meaning three

三 kanji: meaning “three”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N53 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
three
On'yomi
サン、ゾウ
Kun'yomi
み、み・つ、みっ・つ

Picture story to remember 三

Three bars (一), the middle one shortest and the bottom one longest.

Parts in this story:一

How to write 三: stroke order

三 is written with 3 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 三

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Kanji that share parts with 三.