三つ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
みっ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
3つ

Shift from previous () (mitsu).

Alternative forms

  • () (mitsu)

Pronunciation

Accent is adverbial.[1][2]

Noun

(みっ) (mittsu

  1. three things
Usage notes

(みっ) (mittsu) is used when the items counted have no specific counter category. See Wikipedia's "Japanese counter word" entry for details.

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
3つ

From Old Japanese. By surface analysis, (mi, three) +‎ (tsu, generic counter word).

Pronunciation

Noun

() (mitsu

  1. Alternative form of 三つ (mittsu)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN