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Kanji: 三
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KANJI

三

3 strokes

READINGS

ON 音	サン
	ゾウ

STROKE ORDER

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	一 Radical name: いち
Meaning:	Three
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 10 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	三(さん)	Three
N5	三日(みっか)	three days, third day of the month
N5	三(みっ)つ	three
N2	再三(さいさん)	again and again, repeatedly
N2	三角(さんかく)	triangle, triangular
N2	三日月(みかづき)	new moon, crescent moon
N1	三味線(さみせん)	three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen
N1	三(み)	(num) three
N1	三日月(みかずき)	new moon, crescent moon

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