三さんさんCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 200じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1numericthree; 3The number three. The reading み is used in native Japanese counting and some compounds, while さん is the Sino-Japanese reading used in most contexts.りんごを三みっつください。Break this sentence down in the analyzerPlease give me three apples.三さん時じに会あいましょう。Break this sentence down in the analyzerLet's meet at three o'clock.See all 4,302 example sentences ›Usage patterns三さん分ぶんの〈数かず〉...-thirds (using 三 as the denominator in a fraction)三さん分ぶんの一いちは約やく33パーセントです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerOne third is about 33 percent.第だい三さん〈物もの〉the third ...; ordinal use of 三 with 第彼かれは第だい三さんの候こう補ほ者しゃです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe is the third candidate.