三つ

mitsu

three

リンゴが三つあります。

There are three apples.

general

The Japanese word for the number three, often used to count objects or indicate quantity.

三つの選択肢があります。

There are three options.

三つのリンゴを買いました。

I bought three apples.

Used in counting and quantifying objects, similar to 'three' in English.

Collocations

three wishes

three stars

Use '三つ' when counting objects, similar to 'three' in English.

In Japanese, '三つ' is used for counting objects, while '三' is used for ordinal numbers or abstract quantities.

Derived from the kanji '三' (san, meaning 'three'), often used in counting and quantifying objects.

Commonly used in everyday conversation to indicate the number three when counting objects or items.

三

three

root

つ

counter for small objects

suffix

和英辞典