Entry
  1. Adverb (fukushi)

    in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (in groups of) threes and fives

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    客は三々五々到着した。
    Guests arrived by twos and threes.

Also written 三々五々【さんさんごご】

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Characters in this word

2
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three

Kun
み、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

か、さ、さい、さえ、さぶ、ざ、ざえ、ざぶ、そう、ぞ、ただ、みつ、みん、も、や

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

five

Kun
いつ、いつ.つ
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
31 of 2500
Radical
two
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

い、さ、さつ、ち、ふ、み、め

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.27The Kanji Dictionary
1010.7Four corner code
3173deroo
4e94Unicode hex code
1-24-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
15Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
77New Nelson (John Haig)
3436New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4244Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2142Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2892Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
5Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
5Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
14A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
91Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
7Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
257Morohashi
19A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
7Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
7Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5sakade
10Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
5henshall3
23Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
40crowley
5Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
32Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
5Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu3Pinyin reading
oKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level