三 (さん · さいさん · みっつ)

three / 3; again and again / repeatedly; three

Etymology

Three horizontal strokes, representing the number three.

Example sentences

  1. 男が三人いた。 — There were three men.
  2. うちの三男です。 — He's our third son.
  3. これを三つください。 — I'd like three of these.
  4. この本は三千円する。 — This book costs 3,000 yen.
  5. 三時でどうでしょうか。 — Would three o'clock be all right?

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