JLPT N5 · Counting things

三人

さんにん

three people

Stroke order of 三人

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

三 · 3 strokes 人 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Three lines 三 plus a standing person 人 make a trio.

Parts: 三 three + 人 person

The characters in 三人

三さん — three (3 strokes)
人ひと — person (2 strokes)

Example sentence

兄弟は三人います。

きょうだいはさんにんいます。

I have three siblings.

Words with 三

三three 三つthree (things)三百three hundred 三千three thousand 三本three (long things)三分three minutes 三十分thirty minutes 三日3rd (of the month); three days 三月March 三角triangle

Words with 人

一人one person; alone 二人two people 四人four people 何人how many people 人person 日本人Japanese person 一人っ子only child 大人adult 男の人man 女の人woman 外国人foreigner 友人friend 人口population 主人husband; owner 人形doll 恋人sweetheart 人生life 犯人criminal; culprit

More words: Counting things

一つone (thing)二つtwo (things)三つthree (things)四つfour (things)五つfive (things)六つsix (things)七つseven (things)八つeight (things)九つnine (things)一人one person; alone 二人two people 四人four people 何人how many people

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