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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 2

From 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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