三
三 - 1. three E.g.: 三角 (triangle), 三脚 (tripod) 2. Mi; abbreviation of Mikawa Province E.g.: 三州 (Mikawa Province) 3. three times E.g.: 三顧 (three visits, repeated entreaty), 三振 (three strikes, strikeout) 4. repeatedly; many times E.g.: 三思 (careful reflection, thinking again and again), 再三 (again and again, repeatedly)
三 (み み.つ みっ.つ) — three<br>E. Mi; abbreviation of Mikawa Province<br>E. three times<br>E. repeatedly; many times<br>E.
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Kunyomi
み;み.つ;みっ.つ
Onyomi
サン;ゾウ
Strokes
3
JLPT
N5
Frequency 
#14/2500
Meaning
- three
E. Mi; abbreviation of Mikawa Province
E. three times
E. repeatedly; many times
E.
Example
三週間経
sanshuukanta
った
tta
。
.
Three weeks went by.
三時十分
sanjijuufun
です
desu
。
.
It's 3:10.
三日
sannichi
から
kara
五日
gonichi
で
de
。
.
Maybe three to five days.
三時間後
sanjikan'ato
に
ni
来
ki
ます
masu
。
.
I will come three hours later.
三週間
sanshuukan
ぐらいです
guraidesu
。
.
About three weeks.
三日前
sannichimae
、
,
トム
tomu
は
ha
去
sa
った
tta
。
.
Tom left three days ago.
三者凡退
sanshabontai
となった
tonatta
。
.
The three batters were struck out quickly.
三日続
sannichitsuzu
きの
kino
雨
ame
だった
datta
。
.
It rained three days on end.
三
mi
つ
tsu
子
go
の
no
魂百
tamashiihyaku
までも
mademo
。
.
The child is father to the man.
三日間晴
sannichikanha
れが
rega
続
tsuzu
いた
ita
。
.
The weather stayed fine for three days.
三日間雨
sannichikan'u
が
ga
降
fu
り
ri
続
tsuzu
いた
ita
。
.
It kept raining for three days.
三人
sannin
ずつで
zutsude
チーム
chi-mu
を
wo
作
tsuku
った
tta
。
.
We formed teams of three people each.
