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JLPT N5 · Numbers & money

三

さん

three

Stroke order of 三

三 is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Three stacked lines, like three sticks piled up: count them, that's three.

Parts: 三 three horizontal strokes

Example sentence

三時にお茶を飲みます。

さんじにおちゃをのみます。

I drink tea at three o'clock.

Words with 三

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