Sannin

三忍

literallythree + endurance

The three legendary ninja.

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The same characters show up in everyday Japanese. This is where one anime word turns into ten real ones.

三
  • 三さんthree
  • 三月さんがつMarch
  • 三人さんにんthree people
  • 十三じゅうさんthirteen
  • 三十さんじゅうthirty
忍
  • 忍耐にんたいendurance
  • 忍ぶしのぶto conceal oneself

三・忍 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.

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