Search Kanji for 3 strokes count

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下

below

Meaning: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.り/くだ.す/-くだ.す/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ
干

dry

Meaning: dry; parch
Kun-yomi: ほ.す/ほ.し-/-ぼ.し/ひ.る
On-yomi: カン
丸

round

Meaning: round; full (month); perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away
Kun-yomi: まる/まる.める/まる.い
On-yomi: ガン
久

long time

Meaning: long time; old story
Kun-yomi: ひさ.しい
On-yomi: キュウ/ク
及

reach out

Meaning: reach out; exert; exercise; cause
Kun-yomi: およ.ぶ/およ.び/および/およ.ぼす
On-yomi: キュウ
弓

bow

Meaning: bow; bow (archery, violin)
Kun-yomi: ゆみ
On-yomi: キュウ
巾

towel

Meaning: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)
Kun-yomi: おお.い/ちきり/きれ
On-yomi: キン/フク
己

self

Meaning: self; snake; serpent
Kun-yomi: おのれ/つちのと/な
On-yomi: コ/キ
乞

beg

Meaning: beg; invite; ask
Kun-yomi: こ.う
On-yomi: コツ/キツ/キ/キケ/コチ
口

mouth

Meaning: mouth
Kun-yomi: くち
On-yomi: コウ/ク
工

craft

Meaning: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ク/グ
叉

fork in road

Meaning: fork in road; crotch
Kun-yomi: また
On-yomi: サ/シャ/サイ
才

genius

Meaning: genius; years old; cubic shaku
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サイ
三

three

Meaning: three
Kun-yomi: み/み.つ/みっ.つ
On-yomi: サン/ゾウ
山

mountain

Meaning: mountain
Kun-yomi: やま
On-yomi: サン/セン
士

gentleman

Meaning: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)
Kun-yomi: さむらい
On-yomi: シ
子

child

Meaning: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: こ/-こ/ね
On-yomi: シ/ス/ツ
勺

ladle

Meaning: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シャク
女

woman

Meaning: woman; female
Kun-yomi: おんな/め
On-yomi: ジョ/ニョ/ニョウ
小

little

Meaning: little; small
Kun-yomi: ちい.さい/こ-/お-/さ-
On-yomi: ショウ
上

above

Meaning: above; up
Kun-yomi: うえ/-うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/-あ.げる/あ.がる/-あ.がる/あ.がり
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ/シャン
丈

length

Meaning: length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; that's all; merely
Kun-yomi: たけ/だけ
On-yomi: ジョウ
刃

blade

Meaning: blade; sword; edge
Kun-yomi: は/やいば/き.る
On-yomi: ジン/ニン
寸

measurement

Meaning: measurement; foot; 10
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: スン
千

thousand

Meaning: thousand
Kun-yomi: ち
On-yomi: セン
川

stream

Meaning: stream; river; river or 3-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: セン
大

large

Meaning: large; big
Kun-yomi: おお-/おお.きい/-おお.いに
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ
土

soil

Meaning: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
Kun-yomi: つち
On-yomi: ド/ト
之

of

Meaning: of; this
Kun-yomi: の/これ/おいて/ゆく/この
On-yomi: シ
乏

destitution

Meaning: destitution; scarce; limited
Kun-yomi: とぼ.しい/とも.しい
On-yomi: ボウ
亡

deceased

Meaning: deceased; the late; dying; perish
Kun-yomi: な.い/な.き-/ほろ.びる/ほろ.ぶ/ほろ.ぼす
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
凡

mediocre

Meaning: mediocre
Kun-yomi: およ.そ/おうよ.そ/すべ.て
On-yomi: ボン/ハン
万

ten thousand

Meaning: ten thousand; 10,000
Kun-yomi: よろず
On-yomi: マン/バン
巳

sign of the snake or serpent

Meaning: sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: み
On-yomi: シ
也

to be (classical)

Meaning: to be (classical)
Kun-yomi: なり/か/また
On-yomi: ヤ/エ
夕

evening

Meaning: evening
Kun-yomi: ゆう
On-yomi: セキ
与

bestow

Meaning: bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend
Kun-yomi: あた.える/あずか.る/くみ.する/ともに
On-yomi: ヨ
个

counter for articles

Meaning: counter for articles; individual
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ/コ
于

going

Meaning: going; from
Kun-yomi: ここに/ああ/おいて/に/より/を
On-yomi: ウ/ク
兀

high & level

Meaning: high & level; lofty; bald; dangerous
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コツ
刄

blade

Meaning: blade; sword; edge
Kun-yomi: は/やいば/き.る
On-yomi: ジン/ニン
囗

box or enclosure radical (no. 31)

Meaning: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: イ/コク
夂

winter radical (no. 34)

Meaning: winter radical (no. 34)
Kun-yomi: しゅう
On-yomi: チ
夊

winter variant radical (no. 34)

Meaning: winter variant radical (no. 34)
Kun-yomi: ゆき
On-yomi: スイ
孑

mosquito wriggler

Meaning: mosquito wriggler
Kun-yomi: ひとり
On-yomi: ケツ
宀

shaped crown

Meaning: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ベン/メン
尢

crooked-big radical (no. 43)

Meaning: crooked-big radical (no. 43)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ
尸

corpse

Meaning: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)
Kun-yomi: かたしろ
On-yomi: シ
屮

left hand

Meaning: left hand; old grass radical (no. 45)
Kun-yomi: ひだりて
On-yomi: テツ/サ
巛

curving river radical (no.47)

Meaning: curving river radical (no.47)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: セン
已

stop

Meaning: stop; halt; previously; already; long ago
Kun-yomi: や.む/すで.に/のみ/はなはだ
On-yomi: イ
幺

short thread radical (no. 52)

Meaning: short thread radical (no. 52)
Kun-yomi: ちいさい
On-yomi: ヨウ
广

dotted cliff radical (no. 53)

Meaning: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ゲン
廴

long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)

Meaning: long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: イン
廾

twenty

Meaning: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
Kun-yomi: にじゅう
On-yomi: キョウ/ク
弋

piling

Meaning: piling; ceremony radical (no. 56)
Kun-yomi: いぐるみ
On-yomi: ヨク
彑

pig's head radical variant (no. 58)

Meaning: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ
彡

three

Meaning: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サン/セン
彳

stop

Meaning: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)
Kun-yomi: たたず.む
On-yomi: テキ
丌

table

Meaning: table
Kun-yomi: そ.れ/そ.の/だい
On-yomi: キ/ゴ
丫

bifurcation

Meaning: bifurcation; fork
Kun-yomi: ふたまた/あげまき
On-yomi: ア/ヤ
乇

to depend on

Meaning: to depend on; to entrust with
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: タク/チャク
亍

to take small steps

Meaning: to take small steps; Korean place name
Kun-yomi: たたず.む
On-yomi: チョク
兦

destruction

Meaning: destruction
Kun-yomi: な.い/ほろ.びる/ほろ.ぶ/ほろ.ぼす
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
凢

all

Meaning: all; any; every ordinary; common
Kun-yomi: およ.そ/おおよ.そ/すべ.て
On-yomi: ボン/ハン
劜

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: アツ/エチ
卂

to fly rapidly

Meaning: to fly rapidly
Kun-yomi: とぶ
On-yomi: シン
夨

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かたむ.ける
On-yomi: ショク/シキ/レツ/レチ
孒

larvae of the mosquito

Meaning: larvae of the mosquito
Kun-yomi: ひだりのうでがない/みじか.い
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ/キョウ/ク/クツ
彐

snout

Meaning: snout; pig's head radical (no. 58)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ
忄

heart

Meaning: heart; standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
Kun-yomi: こころ
On-yomi: シン
扌

hand

Meaning: hand; hand radical (no. 64)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シュ
氵

water

Meaning: water; water radical (no. 85)
Kun-yomi: さんずい
On-yomi:
犭

dog

Meaning: dog; dog radical (no. 94)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:
辶

walk

Meaning: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チャク
阝

place

Meaning: place; left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
Kun-yomi: こざと
On-yomi:
么

interrogative particle

Meaning: interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: エウ
亼

to assemble. to gather together

Meaning: to assemble. to gather together
Kun-yomi: あつまる
On-yomi: シュウ/ジュウ
屮

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: め/めばえ
On-yomi: ソウ/テツ
辶

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しんにょう
On-yomi:

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