三つ

Japanese JLPT N5 Vocabulary Japanese ★★★★★ 5/5 neutral みっつmittsu
読み みっつ
ローマ字 mittsu
漢字の分解 三 (mi) — three; つ is a native counter suffix
発音 /mit.tsɯ/

意味

Three (things). The native Japanese counter for three, used for general objects.

Part of the native Japanese counting system. The み in みっつ becomes みっ with a small っ (double consonant) before つ. Commonly used for ordering food, counting items, and listing points in a discussion.

例文

  1. たまごを三つ使います。
  2. 大切なことが三つあります。
  3. 三つ目の角を右に曲がってください。

使い方ガイド

場面: ordering, counting objects, giving directions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the native Japanese み (three) plus the counter suffix つ. The gemination (みっ) developed naturally in spoken Japanese for ease of pronunciation.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

一 One; 1. The most basic number in Japanese. 一つ One (thing). The native Japanese counter for one, used for general objects. 七 Seven; 7. A culturally significant number in Japan. 万 Ten thousand; 10,000. A fundamental large number unit unique to the Japanese counting system. 三 Three; 3. A number with cultural significance in Japan. 九 Nine; 9. The highest single digit, with two common readings. 二 Two; 2. A fundamental number used in counting and everyday contexts. 二つ Two (things). The native Japanese counter for two, used for general objects.
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