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Three

みっ(つ) (mittsu)

JLPT N5

Interesting Fact

Japanese students often joke about the "three-day monk." A person becomes obsessed with a new hobby, studies intensely for three days, then completely gives up. The phrase mikka bōzu (三日坊主) is still used today to describe someone whose motivation disappears almost as quickly as it arrived.

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Readings

Onyomi: サン (san)

Kunyomi: みっ(つ) (mittsu)

Example Words

さん (san)
Three
三月
さんがつ (sangatsu)
March
三人
さんにん (sannin)
Three people
三つ
みっつ (mittsu)
Three things

Example Sentence

三人の学生がいます。

さんにん の がくせい が います。

sannin no gakusei ga imasu

There are three students.

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