Kanji with 3 strokes
Choose a stroke count to explore matching kanji, together with their readings and English meanings.
New to kanji? Kanji are characters used to write many meaningful parts of Japanese words. Each character is written using a set number of strokes, and counting them can help you find a character when you do not know its reading or meaning.
Choose a stroke count below to narrow your search, then check the character's readings and meanings. For a beginner-friendly overview of kanji, their readings and how they work with hiragana, read our introduction to Japanese kanji.
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Kanji data is provided by the KANJIDIC project maintained by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group.
Kanji with 3 strokes
| English | Kanji | Strokes | Grade | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| below, down, descend, give, low, inferior | 下 | 3 | 1 | 97 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dry, parch | 干 | 3 | 6 | 1349 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away | 丸 | 3 | 2 | 542 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| long time, old story | 久 | 3 | 5 | 688 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| reach out, exert, exercise, cause | 及 | 3 | 8 | 544 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| bow, bow (archery, violin) | 弓 | 3 | 2 | 1802 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| self, snake, serpent | 己 | 3 | 6 | 1098 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| beg, invite, ask | 乞 | 3 | 2478 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| mouth | 口 | 3 | 1 | 284 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| craft, construction | 工 | 3 | 2 | 299 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| genius, years old, cubic shaku | 才 | 3 | 2 | 1497 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| three | 三 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mountain | 山 | 3 | 1 | 131 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| gentleman, samurai | 士 | 3 | 4 | 526 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac | 子 | 3 | 1 | 72 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ladle, one tenth of a go, dip | 勺 | 3 | 8 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| woman, female | 女 | 3 | 1 | 151 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| little, small | 小 | 3 | 1 | 114 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| above, up | 上 | 3 | 1 | 35 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| length, 10feet, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely | 丈 | 3 | 8 | 1375 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| blade, sword, edge | 刃 | 3 | 8 | 1763 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| measurement, foot/10 | 寸 | 3 | 6 | 1669 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| thousand | 千 | 3 | 1 | 195 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stream, river | 川 | 3 | 1 | 181 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| large, big | 大 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| soil, earth, ground, Turkey | 土 | 3 | 1 | 307 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| of, this | 之 | 3 | 9 | 1318 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| deceased, the late, dying, perish | 亡 | 3 | 6 | 661 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mediocre | 凡 | 3 | 8 | 1730 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ten thousand | 万 | 3 | 2 | 375 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac | 巳 | 3 | 9 | 2142 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| to be (classical) | 也 | 3 | 9 | 1404 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| evening | 夕 | 3 | 1 | 924 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend | 与 | 3 | 8 | 308 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stop, halt, previously, already, long ago | 已 | 3 | 2140 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |