三つ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
三
みっ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
3つ

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Accent [0] is adverbal.[1][2]

Noun

三(みっ)つ • (mittsu) 

  1. three things [small or without a counter category]
Usage notes

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

See also
  • Category:Japanese counters

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
三
み
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
3つ

Pronunciation

Noun

三(み)つ • (mitsu) 

  1. Alternative form of 三つ (mittsu)

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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