三（さん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Meaning: 3 (three)
Etymology
Loanword from Chinese “sān”.
Example sentences
- 三時に駅で会いましょう。 — Let's meet at the station at three o'clock.
- 三人で昼ご飯を食べた。 — The three of us had lunch together.
Idioms & proverbs containing “三”
- 二人三脚 (ににんさんきゃく) — three-legged race
- 仏の顔も三度 (ほとけのかおもさんど) — even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
- 三度目の正直 (さんどめのしょうじき) — third time lucky; third time's the charm
- がったり三両 (がったりさんりょう) — even small mistakes can be costly
- 美味も喉三寸 (びみものどさんすん) — good things do not last long
- 六十の三つ子 (ろくじゅうのみつご) — an old man is twice a child
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “三” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)