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    3. 三

    三

    三さん

    three

    N5KMT1News #1+1CoreNumericCore ConceptsKanji Vocab3 strokes

    ３参參弎

    さんみ

    Numeric

    1.
    three, 3

    Stroke 0 / 3

    Speed1.0x

    三みっつのりんごがあります。

    There are three apples.

    KMT1Core ConceptsFood & Dining
    私わたしは三さん時じに家いえを出でます。

    I will leave home at three o'clock.

    KMT1Daily Life
    この曲きょくは三さん拍びょう子しです。

    This song is in triple meter (three beats).

    KMT3Music & Entertainment
    三さん脚きゃくを使つかって写しゃ真しんを撮とりました。

    I took a picture using a tripod.

    KMT3Art & DesignTechnology
    三みっ日か坊ぼう主ずにならないように頑がん張ばります。

    I'll do my best not to be a three-day monk (i.e., to not give up easily).

    KMT4Daily LifeCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
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