Three
July 24, 2009
by Nao
san
This means a number, again. It is three.
When we count 1, 2, 3 … , we say ichi, ni, san ….
When we count things more slowly, we sometimes say, “hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu …” All the tsu is one of the hiragana syllabaries, which are like alphabets. So if you add tsu after this character, it can be pronounced mittsu. Technically speaking, mit is another reading of this character.
As you can see, it is a 3-stroke character. Each stroke should be like ichi. Draw the top stroke first, then the middle one, and the bottom one. The longest stroke is the bottom one. The middle one is the shortest.
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