三さん枚まい

noun

three flat objects

Counter for three flat items such as sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, plates, CDs, etc. Used with the counter 枚 (まい).

See also: 枚 (まい)

• 紙かみを三さん枚まいください。

  Please give me three sheets of paper.

• Tシャツを三さん枚まい買かった。

  I bought three T-shirts.

noun

three-piece fish cut

Only when written 三枚

Specific to fish preparation: cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and one central piece with the skeleton. Restricted to the kanji spelling 三枚.

• 魚さかなを三さん枚まいにおろす。

  I fillet the fish into three pieces.