Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne

  2. (set of) three status symbols; three necessities

    Idiomatic expressionColloquial

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Characters in this word

4
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three

Kun
み.つみっ.つ
On
サンゾウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
14 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

さいさえさぶざえざぶそうただみつみん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-2SKIP code
0a3.1The Kanji Dictionary
1010.1Four corner code
3072deroo
4e09Unicode hex code
1-27-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
8New Nelson (John Haig)
1924New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2423Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1225Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1689Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
3Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
10A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
22Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12Morohashi
23A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
4Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3sakade
4Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3henshall3
10Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
21crowley
3Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
5Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
san1Pinyin reading
samKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
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species, kind, class, variety, seed

Kun
たね-ぐさ
On
シュ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
461 of 2500
Radical
grain
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

おいくさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-9SKIP code
5d9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2291.4Four corner code
2272deroo
7a2eUnicode hex code
1-28-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3295Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4159New Nelson (John Haig)
1218New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
823Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1679Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1810Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
435A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2124Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
232Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25174Morohashi
503A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
228Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
228Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423sakade
783Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531henshall3
618Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
417crowley
564Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1442Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1695Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong3, chong2, zhong4Pinyin reading
jongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
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gods, mind, soul

Kun
かみかん-こう-
On
シンジン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
347 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かぐかなかもくまこはだま

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4e5.1The Kanji Dictionary
3520.6Four corner code
655deroo
795eUnicode hex code
1-31-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3245Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4087New Nelson (John Haig)
912New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1143Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1119Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1200Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
229A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
853Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
205Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24673PMorohashi
324A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
310Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
310Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
257sakade
774Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
340henshall3
333Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
191crowley
586Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1422Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1128Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen2Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
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utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

Kun
うつわ
On
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
525 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-9, 4-15-1SKIP code
3d12.13The Kanji Dictionary
6666.3Four corner code
3777deroo
5668Unicode hex code
1-20-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
994Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
898New Nelson (John Haig)
2713New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3367Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2368Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
121Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
127Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
483A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2378Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
398Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4349PMorohashi
452A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
527Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
372sakade
419Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
475henshall3
624Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
682Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
334Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
122Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level