三さん世せい

noun

three generations

Refers to three successive generations of a family, often used in contexts like 三世帯住宅 (three-generation household).

• この家いえは三さん世せいが一いっ緒しょに住すんでいる。

  Three generations live together in this house.

noun

third-generation immigrant; sansei

Specifically used for the grandchildren of Japanese immigrants, especially in the Americas. The term is well-known in Japanese-American communities.

• 彼かれは日にっ系けい三さん世せいとしてアメリカで生うまれ育そだった。

  He was born and raised in America as a third-generation Japanese-American.

noun

the third (in a succession)

Used after a name to indicate the third person of that name in a dynasty or lineage, e.g., ヘンリー三世 (Henry III).

• ヘンリー三さん世せいはイングランド王おうだった。

  Henry III was the King of England.