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三 means 'three'

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Strokes : 3    Frequency: 30   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-2    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 2    Beginner lesson: 6   Begins 655 words   Used in 827 words   Used in 9492 names   Component in 74 kanji (15 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サン
Kun
   み   みっつ three
Name
   ざぶ   ぞう
Additional readings
On    ゾウ
Kun    みつ
Name    か   さ   さい   さえ   さぶ   ざ   ざえ   そう   ぞ   ただ   みつ   みん   も   や
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 三 is used 24 times, read 3 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 三 is used 769 times, read 4 ways (with 4 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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サン : 658 words FIND ALL
さ ん 0
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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サン (read as ざん) : 13 words FIND ALL
が ん ざ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
New Year's period (January 1st to 3rd)
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み : 61 words FIND ALL
み か づ き 0
noun
new moon; crescent moon
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みつ (read as みつ) : 17 words FIND ALL
み つ び し 2
noun
Mitsubishi (company)
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みっつ : 15 words FIND ALL
み っ つ 3
numeric
three
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そう: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
the Big Dipper; the Plough; the Plow  (see also: 北斗七星; astronomy, etc. term; archaic)
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さ: 2 words. FIND ALL
noun
three-stringed guitar
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さぶ: 1 word. FIND ALL
さ ぶ ろ う 3 さ ぶ ろ う 0
noun
1. third son  (see also: 三男)
2. Occella iburia (species of poacher)  (often written with kana only)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
し ゃ み せ ん 0
noun
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
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Additional less common words include 三 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 3 (originally: 23)  Joy o' Kanji : 23  Key to Kanji: 394 

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三
サン   み    みっつ three   
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