お三さん時じ

noun

afternoon snack (around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea

A light meal or snack eaten around 3 p.m., often with tea. The term is somewhat old-fashioned and may be used nostalgically or in a traditional context.

• 祖そ母ぼは毎まい日にちお三さん時じに羊よう羹かんを楽たのしみにしている。

  My grandmother looks forward to having yōkan at her afternoon snack every day.

• 昔むかしながらのお三さん時じの習しゅう慣かんを大たい切せつにしている。

  I cherish the old-fashioned custom of an afternoon snack around three.