Word Meaning 三つ

みつ mitsu

三つ is read as みつ (mitsu) and means three.

Meaning

English

  1. three
  2. three years of age

Reading

Kana

みつ

Romaji

mitsu

Writing Variants

  • 3つ みつ mitsu
  • 3つ みっつ mittsu
  • 三つ みっつ mittsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 4 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 353 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

さん

three

three

三日月

みかずき

new moon

三十

みそ

thirty

三人

みたり

three people

三月

さんがつ

March

三百

さんびゃく

shyster

三千

さんぜん

many

三日

みっか

3rd day of the month

三十日

みそか

last day of the month

三時

さんじ

3 o'clock

三本

さんぼん

three (long cylindrical things)

Example Sentences

10

このはこにはりんごがみっつはいっている。

There are three apples in this box.

The child is father to the man.

Tokyo Station is the third stop.

I'd like three of these.

There are three options.

He is older than she is by three years.

He is younger than me by three years.

The desk has three drawers.

The desk has three drawers.

I ordered two teas and three coffees.