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three

On-Yomi: サン、ゾウ — Kun-Yomi: み、み.つ、みっ.つ

Elements:

three

Heisig story:

And like the Roman numeral III, which triples the numeral I, the kanji for three simply triples the single horizontal stroke. In writing it, think of "1 + 2 = 3" (一 + 二 = 三) in order to keep the middle stroke shorter.

Koohii stories:

1) [Christine_Tham] 21-7-2007(68): One + two = three.

2) [Harrow] 26-5-2009(49): THREE measurements define the female shape: BUST, WAIST, and HIPS. Waist is the smallest, and for most women the HIPS are wider than the chest.

3) [Kylecito] 22-12-2008(15): A threesome: a Roman girl getting sandwitched by two blokes yelling "me too!" (みつ).

4) [cactus] 11-3-2008(10): A Roman family sleeping together horizontally.Can't you see the kid between his parents?

5) [mazel] 16-4-2008(9): One ( 一 ) on top of two ( 二 ), gives three ( 三 ).

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