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三

3 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 二
Variants:
弎
three
Kun:
み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
On:
サン、 ゾウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 三 【サン】 three, 3
  • 三 【サン】 three
  • 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
  • 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
  • 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)

Kun reading compounds

  • 三 【さん】 three, 3
  • 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
  • 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
  • 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
  • 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
  • ３つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
san1
Korean:
sam

Spanish

  • tres
  • 3

Portuguese

  • três

French

  • trois
3 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
3 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
23 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
10 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
8 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
22 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
4 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
5 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2423 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1225 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1689 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12 Morohashi
1924 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
8 New Nelson (John Haig)
3 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
3 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
21 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
10 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3072 2001 Kanji
0a3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-2 SKIP code
1010.1 Four corner code
1-27-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e09 Unicode hex code

日

4 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Kun:
ひ、 -び、 -か
On:
ニチ、 ジツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
  • 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
  • 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
  • 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
  • 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
  • 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
  • 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
  • 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month

Kun reading compounds

  • 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
  • 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
  • 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ri4
Korean:
il

Spanish

  • día
  • solar
  • Japón
  • sol
  • rayo de sol

Portuguese

  • dia
  • sol
  • Japão

French

  • jour
  • soleil
  • Japon
  • compteur de jours
11 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
13 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
62 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2097 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
56 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
77 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
5 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
963 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3759 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2606 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13733 Morohashi
3027 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2410 New Nelson (John Haig)
12 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
12 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
33 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
4c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-1 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
6010.0 Four corner code
1-38-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e5 Unicode hex code

酔

11 strokes
Radical:
wine, alcohol 酉
Parts:
十 九 酉
Variants:
醉
drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound
Kun:
よ.う、 よ.い、 よ
On:
スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 酔客 【スイキャク】 drunken person
  • 酔漢 【スイカン】 drunkard, drunken fellow
  • 陶酔 【トウスイ】 intoxication, being fascinated (by), being carried away (by), being enraptured (by), being intoxicated (with)
  • 大酔 【タイスイ】 dead drunk

Kun reading compounds

  • 酔う 【よう】 to get drunk, to become intoxicated, to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle), to become nauseated, to be elated, to be exalted, to be spellbound, to be in raptures
  • 酔い 【よい】 drunkenness, intoxication, motion sickness, travel sickness
  • 酔いが覚める 【よいがさめる】 to sober up
  • 酔い 【よい】 drunkenness, intoxication, motion sickness, travel sickness
  • 酔う 【よう】 to get drunk, to become intoxicated, to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle), to become nauseated, to be elated, to be exalted, to be spellbound, to be in raptures

Readings

Japanese names:
よい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zui4
Korean:
chwi

Spanish

  • marearse
  • emborracharse

Portuguese

  • bêbado
  • sentir-se mal
  • envenenado
  • exaltado
  • fascinado

French

  • ivre
  • se sentir malade
  • empoisonné
  • transporté de joie
  • subjugué
1457 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1335 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4781 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1648 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1832 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1709 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1826 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
728 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1791 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1875 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
996 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1348 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1447 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39807 Morohashi
1483 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6166 New Nelson (John Haig)
1435 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1543 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1493 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3255 2001 Kanji
7e4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
1464.1 Four corner code
1-31-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9154 Unicode hex code