JLPT N5
三
Three
Onyomi
サン (san)
Kunyomi
み (mi)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
(Three horizontal strokes)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Just like its meaning, this kanji visually represents **THREE** perfectly parallel lines, neatly stacked. The middle line is slightly shorter, giving a subtle visual rhythm to this fundamental number.
💡
Quick Hint:
Three parallel lines
Essential N5 Vocabulary
三つ
みっつ
Three things
三人
さんにん
Three people
三月
さんがつ
March
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "三"
ケーキを ＿＿＿＿＿ 買いました。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 物を数えるときの「三つ」は「みっつ」と読みます。
English: When counting objects, three is read as 'mittsu'.
English: When counting objects, three is read as 'mittsu'.
🦅
Want to master all JLPT N5 Kanji?
Project Eagle offers thousands of gamified, AI-powered JLPT practice problems completely for free. Master Kanji, grammar, and listening with adaptive spacing!