How to say 'Three' in Japanese | 三つ

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The Japanese word for Three is 'Mittsu', written as 三つ in Japanese.'Three' in hiragana is みっつ.

word

三つ

Meaning

Three

Reading

みっつ

mittsu

Kanji

三Three

Explanation

The Japanese noun '三つ (みっつ)' means 'three'. It is used to refer to the number three, often in the context of counting objects or items. This word is part of the traditional Japanese counting system, which uses specific counters for different types of objects. For example: there are three apples「りんごが三つある」(りんごがみっつある). I bought three books「本を三つ買った」(ほんをみっつかった). It's important to note that '三つ' is used for counting general items, and there are other counters for specific objects, such as '三人 (さんにん)' for counting people.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 三つ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

三

Meaning

Three

Hiragana in the Word 三つ

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

Words Related to 三つ Through the Kanji 三

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 三 as well.

word

三

Meaning

Three

word

三日

Meaning

Three days, Third

word

三十

Meaning

Thirty

word

三百

Meaning

Three hundred

word

三千

Meaning

3000

word

三角形

Meaning

Triangle

word

三流

Meaning

Third rate

word

二三

Meaning

Few

word

三日月

Meaning

Crescent

word

三角

Meaning

Triangle

word

三郎

Meaning

Third son

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'Mittsu' means 'Three' .

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