• 三月さんがつ — March
• 三人さんにん — three people
• 三日みっか — the third day / three days
• 三回さんかい — three times
• 三年生さんねんせい — third-year student
• 三角さんかく — triangle
• 第三だいさん — the third (in a series)

“三” is easy to recognize and write, making it one of the first kanji children learn. It appears in daily life, from dates and age to item counts and proverbs.

三人さんにんで 行いきます。
We’ll go as a group of three.

三日みっか だけ 休やすみます。
I will take just three days off.

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