Tuesday, October 20, 2009

All about the kanji, part 14: 三

Great, an easy one to draw and remember. It means 'three' of course, and the readings should be familiar: み-, みっつ, and the first syllable of みつ (these are the kun) are all related to counters. You can remember the default counter みっつ easily by remembering the logo of the みっつびし (Mitsubishi) company: three diamond shapes.
The on readings are さん and one I've never seen, ぞう.
The great thing about this kanji is that its meaning never changes. It can be combined with some of the kanji from previous posts, but never in an unexpected way. So apart from the readings, there's nothing to remember!

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