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N5Kanji
三
three. Sound changes: 三本 = さんぼん (not さんほん). Rendaku is a key counting pattern.
Readings
- On
- サン
- Kun
- み(つ)
Examples
三つ(みっつ)、三人(さんにん)、三月(さんがつ)
three things, three people, March
Note
Watch for sound changes: 三本 = "san-bon" (not "san-hon"). This is called rendaku — a key pattern in Japanese counting.
Questions that use this word
N5 6 · N4 2From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N4N4 語彙
雨が三日間も( )て、洪水になった。
Answer: 続い
- N4N4 語彙
このチームの( )はとても大変で、三ヶ月かかった。
Answer: プロジェクト
- N5N5 漢字
「三」の よみかたは?
Answer: さん
- N5N5 漢字
「三千円」の よみかたは?
Answer: さんぜん
- N5N5 漢字
「三千」の よみかたは?
Answer: さんぜん
- N5N5 漢字
「三百六十五日」の よみかたは?
Answer: さんびゃくろくじゅうごにち
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