numeric
three; 3
The number three. The reading み is used in native Japanese counting and some compounds, while さん is the Sino-Japanese reading used in most contexts.
りんごを三つください。
Please give me three apples.
三時に会いましょう。
Let's meet at three o'clock.
Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
Used in legal documents and formal contexts to prevent forgery.
Outdated kanji form; it is old kanji usage.
Outdated kanji form; it is old kanji usage.
The kanji 三 is a simple ideograph representing the number three. The reading さん comes from Middle Chinese, while み is the native Japanese reading.