N5

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三さん

san

three

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Example sentence

妹さんは元気？

How's your sister?

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Kanji in 三

Sentences with 三

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
三日	N5	みっか	みっかthree days, third day of the month
三つ	N5	みっつ	みっつthree things
三角	N2	さんかく	さんかくtriangle, triangular
三日月	N2	みかづき	みかづきcrescent moon
再三	N2	さいさん	さいさんagain and again, repeatedly
三味線	N1	しゃみせん	しゃみせんthree-stringed Japanese guitar

More Numbers & Counters words

Word	Reading	Meaning
一	いち	いちone
二	に	にtwo
百	ひゃく	ひゃくhundred
一人	ひとり	ひとりone person
千	せん	せんthousand
十	じゅう	じゅうten
万	まん	まんten thousand
十	とお	とおten things ~ eg. 十日[とおか]ten days

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